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Representative of the British "New Wave" of directors. In 1964 he received two Academy Awards (Best Director and Best Picture) for Tom Jones ( 1963). He was married to the actress Vanessa Redgrave and had two daughters, Natasha Richardson and Joely Richardson. He was bisexual and died from AIDS.

Filmography (selected)

• Look Back in Anger (1958)
• The Entertainer (1960)
• Sanctuary (1961)
• A Taste of Honey (1961)
• The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (aka Rebel with a Cause) (1962)
• Tom JonesTom Jones is a 1963 comedy film which tells the story of a young 18th century man who is taken into the household of a rich gentleman and grows up living a bawdy life with many women. Albert Finney stars as the title character. Susannah York, Hugh Griffit (1963)
• Hamlet (1969)
• Ned KellyNed Kelly is the title of a 1970 movie. It was the second Australian feature film version of the story of 19th century Australian bushranger Ned Kelly. The film was directed by Tony Richardson and starred Mick Jagger in the title role and Scottish-born ac (1970)