John badham films
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Director / Professor / Author
John Badham, BA, MFA Yale University, PHD (hon) Columbia College, is a Director and Producer of Theatrical Films and Television including "Saturday Night Fever", "War Games", "Short Circuit", and "Blue Thunder" to name a few.
Badham was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, the son of U.S. Army General Henry Lee Badham Jr., and English-born actress Mary Iola Badham. After World War II, Badham's family settled in Mountain Brook, an affluent suburb of Birmingham. He attended Indian Springs School, at that time a brand-new, liberal boys' school located a short distance south of Birmingham in Shelby County near the rural post office of Helena. He later went to college at Yale University.
Badham worked in television for years, on Universal Television series like “Cannon” and “The Bold Ones”. He then directed several acclaimed TV movies, including “Isn't It Shocking?” (1973) and “The Law” (1974). His first feature film was “The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings” in 1976.
His breakt
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John Badham (sportscaster)
Canadian sportscaster and radio announcer (1937–2016)
John Badham (April 1, 1937 – December 8, 2016) was a Canadian sportscaster and radio announcer. He did play-by-play commentary for five Canadian Football League teams for 22 seasons and announced at 24 Grey Cups. He also covered the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1984 Winter Olympics for CBC Sports, and later worked for radio stations in Peterborough, Ontario from 1988 to 2016. He was inducted into the media section of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
Early career in Saskatchewan
John Badham was born on April 1, 1937,[1] in Brock, Saskatchewan,[2][3] and was the son of an Anglican priest.[4] His family moved around to several locations in Saskatchewan, then settled in Weyburn where he finished high school. He then worked at the Weyburn Mental Hospital and met his future wife, Dorothy Issac, who was a nurse.[5][6] He and his wife had four children.[7]
Badham began his sports career doing radio br
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John Badham
American film and television director (born 1939)
For the Canadian football personality, see John Badham (sportscaster).
John Badham | |
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| Born | John MacDonald Badham (1939-08-25) August 25, 1939 (age 85) Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University (MFA) |
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| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouses | Bonnie Hughes (m. 1967; div. 1979)Jan Speck (m. 1983; div. 1990)Julia Badham (m. 1992) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Mary Badham (sister) |
| Website | johnbadham.com |
John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an American film and television director, best known for directing the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Dracula (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), Stakeout (1987), Bird on a Wire (1990), The Hard Way (1991) and Point of No Return (1
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