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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Bruce Beresford</b></font><p><img src="beresford.jpg" height=246 width=184 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Bruce Beresford"><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/746/000106428/" class=proflink>16-Aug</a>-<a href="/lists/939/000105624/" class=proflink>1940</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/836/000069629/" class=proflink>Sydney, Australia</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/166/000068959/" class=proflink>Film Director</a><p><b>Nationality:</b> Australia<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>Driving Miss Daisy</i><p><b>Father:</b> Leslie Beresford<br><b>Mother:</b> Lona<br><b>Wife:</b> Rhoisin Patricia Harrison (m. 1965, two sons, one daughter)<br><b>Wife:</b> Virginia Duigan (m. 1985, one daughter)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Trilby Beresford (b. 9-Jun-1986)<br><p> University: <a href="/edu/720/000068516/">University of Sydney</a><br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/519/000405301/">Mr. Church (22-Apr-2016)</a> <br> <a href="/films/279/000346238/">Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding (13-Sep-2011)</a> <br> <a href="/films/619/000214974/">Mao's Last Dancer (13-Sep-2009)</a> <br> <a href="/films/978/000131585/">The Contract (9-Oct-2006)</a> <br> <a href="/films/247/000062061/">And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (7-Sep-2003)</a> <br> <a href="/films/329/000037218/">Evelyn (9-Sep-2002)</a> <br> <a href="/films/234/000041111/">Bride of the Wind (8-Jun-2001)</a> <br> <a href="/films/921/000038807/">Double Jeopardy (21-Sep-1999)</a> <br> <a href="/films/296/000036188/">Paradise Road (11-Apr-1997)</a> <br> <a href="/films/749/000035644/">Last Dance (3-May-1996)</a> <br> <a href="/films/931/000038817/">Silent Fall (28-Oct-1994)</a> <br> <a href="/films/841/000066643/">A Good Man in Africa (14-Jul-1994)</a> <br> <a href="/films/251/000037140/">Rich in Love (5-Mar-1993)</a> <br> <a href="/films/795/000038681/">Black Robe (5-Sep-1991)</a> <br> <a href="/films/740/000089473/">Mister Johnson (8-Sep-1990)</a> <br> <a href="/films/553/000036445/">Driving Miss Daisy (13-Dec-1989)</a> <br> <a href="/films/545/000040425/">Her Alibi (3-Feb-1989)</a> <br> <a href="/films/254/000084002/">Aria (15-Sep-1987)</a> <br> <a href="/films/994/000038880/">Crimes of the Heart (12-Dec-1986)</a> <br> <a href="/films/139/000239419/">The Fringe Dwellers (23-Oct-1986)</a> <br> <a href="/films/384/000084132/">King David (19-Jul-1985)</a> <br> <a href="/films/349/000040229/">Tender Mercies (4-Mar-1983)</a> <br> <a href="/films/790/000038676/">Puberty Blues (10-Dec-1981)</a> <br> <a href="/films/141/000078904/">The Club (18-Sep-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/057/000035949/">Breaker Morant (16-May-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/894/000379754/">Money Movers (Oct-1978)</a> <br> <a href="/films/320/000246579/">The Getting of Wisdom (17-Aug-1978)</a> <br> <a href="/films/142/000078905/">Don's Party (10-Nov-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/990/000267189/">Side by Side (Dec-1975)</a> <br> <a href="/films/978/000237267/">Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (12-Dec-1974)</a> <br> <a href="/films/388/000088124/">The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)</a> <br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/179/000274354/">Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! 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