Lewis Gilbert

After some reluctance he was persuaded by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Lewis Gilbert CBE (born 6 March 1920 in Hackney London) is a British film director producer and screenwriter who has directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as Reach for the Sky (1956) Sink the Bismarck! (1960) Alfie (1966) Educating Rita (1983) and Shirley Valentine (1989) as well as three James Bond films: You Only Live Twice (1967) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979). Personal life
He was married to the former Hylda Tafler for 53 years until her death in June 2005; they had two sons John by a previous relationship of Hylda and Stephen who was fathered by Lewis.

Lewis Gilbert CBE (born 6 March 1920 in Hackney London) is a British film director producer and screenwriter who has directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as Reach for the Sky (1956) Sink the Bismarck! (1960) Alfie (1966) Educating Rita (1983) and Shirley Valentine (1989) as well as three James Bond films: You Only Live Twice (1967) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).