Tony Palmer

Tony Palmer is an acclaimed British filmmaker, opera director and
writer. He is considered one of the world's leading directors of
music documentaries and historical dramas. He has won over forty
international prizes for his work, including television's most
coveted award, the Prix d'Italia - a prize he has been awarded twice.
His filmography includes over one hundred films - ranging from early
works with rock musicians such as The Beatles, The Who, Jimi Hendrix,
Pink Floyd, Cream, and Frank Zappa ("200 Motels") to renowned
portraits of Maria Callas, Margot Fonteyn, Yehudi Menuhin, Igor
Stravinsky, Benjamin Britten, William Walton and John Osborne, His 8-
hour dramatic portrait of Wagner - starring Richard Burton, Laurence
Olivier and Vanessa Redgrave - was described by the Los Angeles Times
as "one of the most beautiful films ever made". Among over 40
international prizes for his work are 12 Gold Medals at the New York
Film & Television Festival, as well as numerous EMMY and BAFTA
(British Academy of Film & Television) and nominations and awards.
He was a longtime music writer for Britain's "The Observer"
newspaper. His 1968 review of the Beatles' "White Album" famously
declared them "the greatest songwriters since Schubert" - and was
subsequently reproduced in the liner notes of the "Yellow Submarine"
album. Official website: www.TonyPalmer.org