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| Born | Paul Coryn Valentine Marcus 30 May 1954 |
| Died | 13 February 2011 (aged 56) |
| Occupation | television director |
| Spouse | Viviana Maranzano (1987–2011) |
Paul Coryn Valentine Marcus (30 May 1954 – 13 February 2011) was a BAFTA winning British television director and producer. [1] [2] His most notable success was as producer of the television series Prime Suspect , but he also worked in cinema, theatre and many other TV series. [3]
Marcus was born in London in 1954, the son of playwright Frank Marcus, a German-born Jew who fled to Britain in 1939 and the actress Jacqueline Sylvester. He was educated at Latymer Upper School and Lincoln College, Oxford. [4]
His credits include the following:
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