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Sam Taylor-Johnson OBE

born 1967

Killing Time 1994
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Biography

Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson (née Taylor-Wood; born 4 March 1967) is a British filmmaker. Her directorial feature film debut was 2009's Nowhere Boy, a film based on the childhood experiences of the Beatles' singer and songwriter John Lennon. She is one of a group of artists known as the Young British Artists.

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    Sam Taylor-Johnson OBE
    1994
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  • Red

    Sam Taylor-Johnson OBE
    2000
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  • Wanderer Above the Sea of Dreams

    Sam Taylor-Johnson OBE
    2016
  • Red Snow

    Sam Taylor-Johnson OBE
    1997
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  • Soliloquy II

    Sam Taylor-Johnson OBE
    1998
  • Soliloquy I

    Sam Taylor-Johnson OBE
    1998
  • Brontosaurus

    Sam Taylor-Johnson OBE
    1995
  • Killing Time

    Sam Taylor-Johnson OBE
    1994

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