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Monday, February 13, 2023

Hugh Hudson 1936-2023

 Hugh Hudson, the film director, died 10 February, 2023, aged 86.

He was born Hugh Donaldson-Hudson, 25 August, 1936, scion of that landed gentry family, son of Lt Michael Donaldson-Hudson (1900-1965), and his wife the former Jacynth Ellerton (1897-1987), descended from the Earls of Bradford; and married 1stly 1977 (div 1995), Susan Michien (born 1946), daughter of Alastair Milne Michie (1921-2008), the painter & sculptor, and his wife the former Hazel May Greenham (1923-2006); and married 2ndly, 2003, Mariam-Georgina d'Abo (born 27 Dec, 1960) (the actress Maryam d'Abo), daughter of Peter Claude Holland d'Abo (1917-1995), of that landed gentry family, and his second wife the former Nino Kvinitadze

Hudson's film debut Chariots of Fire was an international triumph. He leaves a son, Thomas, from his first marriage.

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