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Gabrielle Beaumont

1942 – 2022

Film director, television director

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Lived 1942 – 2022 (aged 80). Gabrielle Beaumont was a British film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor, manufacturer and director.

Gabrielle Beaumont (born Gabrielle Toyne; ) was a British-American film and television director. She is regarded as one of the most prolific female television directors of the 80s and 90s, breaking into the industry at a time when there were "fewer than 100 professional female directors in the US."

Early life Beaumont was born Gabrielle Toyne choosing to stay in America for the remainder of her directorial career. In 1989, she became the first woman to direct an episode of Star Trek, working on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Booby Trap".

Beaumont died of cancer at her home in Fornalutx on , at the age of 80. until their divorce in 1993. The couple had a daughter, Amanda Pooley, who died in 1989. Beauty and the Beast Episode: "A Children's Story" 1988 A Year in the Life 2 episodes 1988 ABC Afterschool Special Episode: "Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend" 19881992 L.A. Law 4 episodes

Beverly Hills Buntz 2 episodes Dirty Dancing Episode: "Don't Make Me Over" Studio 5-B Episode: "The Aftermath" Nightmare Classics Episode: "Carmilla" The Paradise Club 2 episodes 19891992 Doogie Howser, M.D. 3 episodes

19891994 Star Trek: The Next Generation 7 episodes

TECX 2 episodes Screen One Episode: "One Last Chance" 1991 Palace Guard Episode: "Eye of Newt" 1992 The Fifth Corner Episode "Women at her Toilette"; Unaired

Riders TV movie

Law & Order Episode: "Apocrypha" seaQuest DSV Episode: "SeaWest" Fatal Inheritance TV movie

Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy TV movie The Other Woman TV movie

19941998 Beverly Hills, 90210 2 episodes 1995 Vanishing Son 2 episodes

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 2 episodes Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus TV movie The Pretender Episode: "The Paper Clock"

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Episode: "In Purgatory's Shadow" Pacific Palisades Episode: "Best Laid Plans" 7th Heaven 3 episodes Touched by an Angel 3 episodes

Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess TV movie

Melrose Place Episode: "Suddenly Sperm

Star Trek: Voyager Episode: "Blink of an Eye" Baywatch 2 episodes

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Olaf Pooley

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Who was Gabrielle Beaumont?

Film director, television director

When was Gabrielle Beaumont born?

Gabrielle Beaumont was born on 7 April 1942 in London.

When did Gabrielle Beaumont die?

Gabrielle Beaumont died on 8 October 2022 in Fornalutx.

What was Gabrielle Beaumont's occupation?

Gabrielle Beaumont was a film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor, manufacturer and director.

What nationality was Gabrielle Beaumont?

Gabrielle Beaumont was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gabrielle Beaumont

· Wikidata: Q292213

· DBpedia: Gabrielle Beaumont

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