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|image = Frank Cox.jpg | |image = Frank Cox.jpg | ||
|birth date = [[28 May (people)|28 May]] [[1940 (people)|1940]] | |birth date = [[28 May (people)|28 May]] [[1940 (people)|1940]] | ||
|job title = [[Director]] | |job title = [[Director (crew)|Director]] | ||
|time =1964 | |time =1964 | ||
|story = ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'', ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'' | |story = ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'', ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'' | ||
|non dwu = ''[[Doomwatch]]'', ''Paul Temple'', ''Sutherland's Law'', ''[[EastEnders]]'' | |non dwu = ''[[Doomwatch]]'', ''Paul Temple'', ''Sutherland's Law'', ''[[EastEnders]]'' | ||
|imdb = 0185020 | |imdb = 0185020 | ||
|death date=[[27 April (people)|27 April]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]}} | |death date=[[27 April (people)|27 April]] [[2021 (people)|2021]] | ||
'''Frank Cox''' ([[28 May (people)|28 May]] [[1940 (people)|1940]]<ref>[[INFO]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]''</ref>-[[27 April (people)|27 April]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]<ref>[[DWM 565]]</ref>) [[Director|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' | }} | ||
'''Frank Cox''' ([[28 May (people)|28 May]] [[1940 (people)|1940]]<ref>[[INFO]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]''</ref>-[[27 April (people)|27 April]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]<ref>[[DWM 565]]</ref>) [[Director (crew)|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'' (episode two only) and ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'' (episodes five and six only). | |||
He was also interviewed on the documentaries ''[[Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction" (documentary)|Over the Edge]]'' and ''[[Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS (documentary)|Inside the Spaceship]]'', as well contributing the audio commentary for ''The Sensorites''<nowiki/>' DVD release. | |||
== Career == | |||
Cox went to Ealing Grammar School as a child. He then studied English at Leeds University, and took up a job as floor assistant at the BBC after his graduation.<ref>[[DWM 276]]</ref> | Cox went to Ealing Grammar School as a child. He then studied English at Leeds University, and took up a job as floor assistant at the BBC after his graduation.<ref>[[DWM 276]]</ref> | ||
''Doctor Who'' was Cox's directing debut, after which he worked on the popular "sci-fact" drama ''[[Doomwatch]]'' and detective series ''Paul Temple''. He also produced episodes of ''Sutherland's Law'' and ''C.A.T.S. Eyes''. | ''Doctor Who'' was Cox's directing debut, after which he worked on the popular "sci-fact" drama ''[[Doomwatch]]'' and detective series ''Paul Temple''. He also produced episodes of ''Sutherland's Law'' and ''C.A.T.S. Eyes''. | ||
== Personal life == | |||
He was [[Marriage|married]] to [[Bridget Turner]], who played [[Alice Cassini]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]], ''until her passing in 2014. | He was [[Marriage|married]] to [[Bridget Turner]], who played [[Alice Cassini]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]], ''until her passing in 2014. | ||
== Death == | |||
[[DWM 565]] paid tribute to Frank following his death on [[27 April (people)|27 April]] [[2021 (people)|2021]], with the article ''To Be Frank''. | [[DWM 565]] paid tribute to Frank following his death on [[27 April (people)|27 April]] [[2021 (people)|2021]], with the article ''To Be Frank''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:10, 10 December 2023
Frank Cox (28 May 1940[1]-27 April 2021[2]) directed the Doctor Who stories The Edge of Destruction (episode two only) and The Sensorites (episodes five and six only).
He was also interviewed on the documentaries Over the Edge and Inside the Spaceship, as well contributing the audio commentary for The Sensorites' DVD release.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Cox went to Ealing Grammar School as a child. He then studied English at Leeds University, and took up a job as floor assistant at the BBC after his graduation.[3]
Doctor Who was Cox's directing debut, after which he worked on the popular "sci-fact" drama Doomwatch and detective series Paul Temple. He also produced episodes of Sutherland's Law and C.A.T.S. Eyes.
Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]
He was married to Bridget Turner, who played Alice Cassini in the Doctor Who television story Gridlock, until her passing in 2014.
Death[[edit] | [edit source]]
DWM 565 paid tribute to Frank following his death on 27 April 2021, with the article To Be Frank.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Frank Cox at the Internet Movie Database
