Simon Oakes (executive)

Simon Oakes is a British film studio executive, who was the CEO and President of Hammer Film Productions[1] until August 2023.[2]

Life

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He was appointed chairman in May 2007 when the company was revived. The Hammer Film production company is a studio best known for its popular horror films during the 1950s-70s.[3]

He worked on many Hammer projects, such as The Resident and The Woman in Black.[4][5]

Filmography

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TV-series

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  • 1987 Crossbow (producer - 1 episode: "The Banquet")
  • 1992 Chillers (TV series) (supervising producer - 1 episode - Under a Dark Angel's Eye)

References

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  1. ^ Simon Oakes - Hammer Archived 11 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "HAMMER FILM HOLDINGS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Simon Oakes: 'It's a welcome return. We've managed to fire people's". The Independent. 20 February 2012.
  4. ^ Simon Oakes Exclusive Media
  5. ^ Barton, Steve (9 July 2014). "Wes Bentley Joins the American Horror Story: Freak Show for Halloween".
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