Len Fulford
British photographer and television director
About Len Fulford
Lived 1928 – 2011 (aged 83). Len Fulford was a British photographer and television director.
Leonard Alfred Fulford (11 November 1928 – 27 November 2011) was a British commercial photographer and director, with a specialty for photography of still life. He was one of the founding members of BFCS. With studios in London, New York, Los Angeles and Milan, BFCS was one of the most successful commercial production companies of all time, winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Advertising Festival six times. Fulford directed the popular Go to work on an egg television commercials for the Egg Marketing Board during the 1960s.
His work earned him awards and recognition. The famous "Go to work on an egg" television ad campaign which he directed earned him the nickname "the eggman" within the industry.
Len Fulford retired in 1995, and lived in East Anglia. He died in Friston, Suffolk, on 27 November 2011, at the age of 83. He is survived by three sons. His wife, the former Gillian Fox, whom he married in 1953, died in 2007.
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Who was Len Fulford?
British photographer and television director (1928-2011)
When was Len Fulford born?
Len Fulford was born on 11 November 1928.
When did Len Fulford die?
Len Fulford died on 27 November 2011 in Friston.
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Len Fulford was a photographer and television director.
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Len Fulford was British.
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