John Glen

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This article is about the English film director. For the astronaut and United States Senator, see John Glenn.
For the mayor of Atlanta, see John Glen (mayor).
John Glen

Born May 15, 1932 (1932-05-15) (age 76)
Sunbury-on-Thames, England, UK
Occupation Film director
Film editor

John Glen is a noted film director, born May 15, 1932 in Sunbury-on-Thames, England.

He is best known for his work as a director on the five James Bond movies of the 1980s:

He had also worked as film editor and second unit director on three previous Bond movies:

Glen's other films as second unit director include Superman and The Wild Geese, both in 1978.

He was also director of the 1992 movie Christopher Columbus: The Discovery.

Trademarks

As with other directors, Glen's movies each have an individual trademark in the form of a pigeon flying out of a hole in a wall. These are noticeable during his five Bond Movies, Glen's Bond movies also feature at least one character falling to his or her death from an aeroplane, with each character performing the same scream.

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Preceded by
Lewis Gilbert
1977-1979		 James Bond film director
1981-1989		 Succeeded by
Martin Campbell
1995
v • d • e
John Glen
James Bond
1990s
2000s
Television
v • d • e
James Bond movies crew
"Official" films (EON Productions)
Directors
Producers
Title sequence
designers
Non-EON films
Directors
William H. Brown, Jr. · Ken Hughes · John Huston · Joseph McGrath · Robert Parrish · Val Guest · Irvin Kershner
Producers
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