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Michael Foot

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96 Years Old

Michael Foot was a British politician and served as the leader of the Labour Party from 1980-1983. He was a pacifist and a supporter of CND who studied philosophy at Wadham College, Oxford. As a documentary screenwriter for the war effort in the 1940s, he worked alongside Frank Owen under the joint pseudonym of Michael Frank and was known for Young Veteran (1940), Yellow Caesar (1941). He was married to documentary filmmaker Jill Craigie.

Born

Plymouth, Devon, England, UK on 23rd July 1913

Died

3rd March 2010

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Question Time Image
Question Time
Himself - Panellist
The Wilderness Years Image
The Wilderness Years
Self
Cabinet Confidential Image
Cabinet Confidential
Self (archive footage)
Independent Miss Craigie Image
Independent Miss Craigie
Himself (Archive Footage)
In Search of Tony Blair Image
In Search of Tony Blair
Self (Archive Footage)
Young Veteran Image
Young Veteran
Commentator
Rough Justice Image
Rough Justice
Self
Labour's Old Romantic Image
Labour's Old Romantic
Self
From Beaconsfield to Baghdad Image
From Beaconsfield to Baghdad
Self (Archive Footage)
Two Hours from London Image
Two Hours from London
Himself