John Coates : the man who built The Snowman : a biography of the producer of The snowman, Yellow submarine and many other films-- / written by Marie Beardmore ; with an epilogue by John Coates ; foreword by Raymond Briggs.

"John Coates is best known as the producer of The Snowman, When the Wind Blows, Wind in the Willows, Willows in Winter, and Famous Fred, and as the man behind the Beatles film Yellow Submarine. This intimate biography takes the reader on a journey through Coates's early life, his years as...

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Main Author: Beardmore, Marie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Barnet, Herts. : John Libbey, [2012]
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500 |a Accompanying DVD contains excerpts from John Coates' films: The flying man, The apple, Granpa, When the wind blows, The tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, Famous Fred, The wind in the willows, The tailor of Gloucester, The bear, The snowman. 
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