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Kate Snell is a British author and filmmaker. She researched the life of Princess Diana [1] and published a book, Diana: Her Last Love [2] [3] (2000), which is the basis for the film, Diana (2013) [4] and British Indian actor Naveen Andrews as Dr. Hasnat Khan. [5] A reissue of Diana: Her Last Love appeared as a tie-in to the film and was published in August 2013 by Andre Deutsch, [6] an imprint of Carlton Books.

Snell's book Deceived (2007), about conman Robert Freegard, who posed as a spy for 10 years, was published by Orion Books. Deceived was written following the 2005 production of the award-winning feature-length documentary, The Spy Who Stole My Life, [7] which was directed by Snell and produced by her production company, Creative Touch Films. [8] Snell is a former reporter for the BBC's Woman’s Hour, a producer of BBC current affairs programme Panorama , and Series Producer for the BBC’s foreign affairs strand Correspondent. [9]

Snell has directed numerous documentaries, including an examination of Shell’s role in the execution of human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa; an undercover exposé of the treatment of circus animals, which culminated in the conviction of Mary Chipperfield for cruelty to animals; and a film for BBC2 on Israel at 50. She was the executive producer of Channel 4’s profile of Cherie Blair. During the Clinton administration, Snell gained behind-the-scenes access to the White House, becoming the first television director ever to film the ‘gaggle’ – the morning meeting between the President’s communications director and the White House press corps.

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References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Kate Snell". CBS News.
  2. ↑ "Transcript referencing Kate Snell's book". Larry King Live. CNN.
  3. ↑ Snell, Kate (2000). Diana: Her Last Love. London: Granada Media. ISBN   0-233-99887-X.
  4. ↑ "Actress Naomi Watts on playing Princess Diana". The Australian.
  5. ↑ "Even if only half-true, (Kate Snell's) story is extraordinary". The Independent. 22 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Diana's Mystery Man - New TV Documentary". The Guardian.
  7. ↑ "The Spy who Stole my Life". BFI Listing. Archived from the original on 2014-09-01.
  8. ↑ "The President's Scorpions: Producer, Kate Snell". BFI. Archived from the original on 2010-01-10.
  9. ↑ Snell, Kate. "Series Producer, Correspondent - Mad Cows & Englishmen". BBC.
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