James Cellan Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Cellan Jones

television director

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1931

Place of Birth: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Aug-2019

Profession: screenwriter, television director, film director

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Alan James Gwynne Cellan Jones (13 July 1931 – 30 August 2019) was a British television and film director.
From 1963, he directed over 50 diverse television series and films. He was particularly associated with the "Classic Serial" during the golden age of BBC drama, and some of his most significant work was in televising late 19th-century and 20th-century British literary works.
Two of his most ambitious and successful directorial adaptations were the miniseries The Forsyte Saga (1967), which became a national and international hit, and Fortunes of War (1987); and he was also noted for his award-winning productions of Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974) and Harnessing Peacocks (1993). Cellan Jones was Head of Plays at BBC Television, chairman of BAFTA, and chairman of the Directors Guild of Great Britain.