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'''Duncan H. Kenworthy''',<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/83/Duncan-Kenworthy.html Duncan Kenworthy Biography (1949–)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 1949) is a British film and television producer, and co-founder of the production company [[DNA Films]]. He is currently a producer at Toledo Productions.


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'''Duncan Hamish Kenworthy''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born September 1949)<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/83/Duncan-Kenworthy.html Duncan Kenworthy Biography (1949–)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> is a British film and television producer, and co-founder of the production company [[DNA Films]]. He is currently a producer at [[Toledo Productions]].
He is an alumnus of [[Christ's College, Cambridge]], a constituent college of the [[University of Cambridge]]


==Early life==
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His producer credits include ''[[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]'' (1994), ''[[Lawn Dogs]]'' (1995), ''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]'' (1999), ''[[Love Actually]]'' (2003) and ''[[The Eagle (2011 film)|The Eagle]]'' (2011). His television productions include [[Jim Henson]]'s ''[[The Storyteller]]'' and the 1996 version of ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' (1996). He was also co-creator of ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''.
Kenworthy was educated at Rydal Mount School, [[Colwyn Bay]], [[North Wales]], which is now [[Rydal Penrhos]] School, an independent international boarding school. The school renovated the sixth form social space in 2018 and, after a generous donation from Kenworthy during the campaign to all alumni for support, it named the study room in his honour, as The Kenworthy Study Room.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}


He later attended [[Christ's College, Cambridge]], a constituent college of the [[University of Cambridge]], from 1968, graduating in 1971 with a first class degree in English. He then studied as a postgraduate in the United States at the [[Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania|Annenberg School for Communication]] at the [[University of Pennsylvania]].
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He is currently the Vice President of [[BAFTA]], having previously held the position of chairman (2004–2006)

==Career==
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After finishing his education in the US, he remained there, working with [[Jim Henson]]. On returning to the UK, he became an independent producer, with credits including ''[[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]'' (1994), ''[[Lawn Dogs]]'' (1995), ''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]'' (1999), ''[[Love Actually]]'' (2003) and ''[[The Eagle (2011 film)|The Eagle]]'' (2011). His television productions include Jim Henson's ''[[The Storyteller (TV series)|The Storyteller]]'' and the 1996 version of ''[[Gulliver's Travels (miniseries)|Gulliver's Travels]]''. He was also co-creator of ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''.
Appears in photographs in the credits of ''[[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]'' (although uncredited) as "Matthew's Gorgeous New Boyfriend".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109831/fullcredits/|title=IMDB|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
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He is currently the Vice President of [[BAFTA]], having previously held the position of chairman (2004–06).

==Selected filmography==
* 1994: ''[[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]''
* 1997: ''[[Lawn Dogs]]''
* 1999: ''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]''
* 2001: ''[[The Parole Officer]]''
* 2003: ''[[Love Actually]]''
* 2011: ''[[The Eagle (2011 film)|The Eagle]]''
* 2016: ''[[The Pass (2016 film)|The Pass]]''
* 2018: ''[[The Children Act (film)|The Children Act]]''

==Awards==
In February 2015, the [[National Film and Television School]]'s Board of Governors bestowed an Honorary Fellowship on Kenworthy.<ref>[https://nfts.co.uk/news/duncan-kenworthy-obe-bestowed-honorary-fellowship-nfts-grad-show "Duncan Kenworthy OBE, Bestowed an Honorary Fellowship at NFTS Grad Show"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102330/https://nfts.co.uk/news/duncan-kenworthy-obe-bestowed-honorary-fellowship-nfts-grad-show |date=2 April 2015 }}, NFTS.</ref>


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Latest revision as of 22:58, 21 August 2024

Duncan Kenworthy
OBE
Born
Duncan Hamish Kenworthy

September 1949 (age 75)
Saddleworth England
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)film producer, television producer, production company co-founder

Duncan Hamish Kenworthy OBE (born September 1949)[1] is a British film and television producer, and co-founder of the production company DNA Films. He is currently a producer at Toledo Productions.

Early life

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Kenworthy was educated at Rydal Mount School, Colwyn Bay, North Wales, which is now Rydal Penrhos School, an independent international boarding school. The school renovated the sixth form social space in 2018 and, after a generous donation from Kenworthy during the campaign to all alumni for support, it named the study room in his honour, as The Kenworthy Study Room.[citation needed]

He later attended Christ's College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, from 1968, graduating in 1971 with a first class degree in English. He then studied as a postgraduate in the United States at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.

Career

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After finishing his education in the US, he remained there, working with Jim Henson. On returning to the UK, he became an independent producer, with credits including Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Lawn Dogs (1995), Notting Hill (1999), Love Actually (2003) and The Eagle (2011). His television productions include Jim Henson's The Storyteller and the 1996 version of Gulliver's Travels. He was also co-creator of Fraggle Rock. Appears in photographs in the credits of Four Weddings and a Funeral (although uncredited) as "Matthew's Gorgeous New Boyfriend".[2] He is currently the Vice President of BAFTA, having previously held the position of chairman (2004–06).

Selected filmography

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Awards

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In February 2015, the National Film and Television School's Board of Governors bestowed an Honorary Fellowship on Kenworthy.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Duncan Kenworthy Biography (1949–)
  2. ^ "IMDB". IMDb.
  3. ^ "Duncan Kenworthy OBE, Bestowed an Honorary Fellowship at NFTS Grad Show" Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, NFTS.
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