'Notting Hill,' 'The Duke' director Roger Michell dies at 65
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Roger Michell, the British stage, television and film director whose movies include the hit romcom 'Notting Hill,' has died. He was 65.
Michell's family announced his death on Wednesday in a statement on Thursday. They didn't disclose the place or cause of death.
"It is with great sadness that the family of Roger Michell, director, writer and father of Harry, Rosie, Maggie and Sparrow, announce his death at the age of 65 on September 22nd," said the statement released through Michell's publicist.
Michell directed for British theatres including the Royal Court, the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and made acclaimed television series in the 1990s, including adaptations of Hanif Kureishi's novel "The Buddha of Suburbia" and Jane Austen's "Persuasion."
On the big screen, his biggest commercial hit was "Notting Hill," the Richard Curtis-penned comedy about an awkward romance between a movie star played by Julia Roberts and a London bookshop owner, played by Hugh Grant.
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