Donald Herman Sharp (19 April 1921 â€" 14 December 2011) was an
Australian-born British film director.His best known films were made
for Hammer in the 1960s, and included The Kiss of the Vampire (1962)
and Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966). In 1965 he directed The Face of Fu
Manchu, based on the character created by Sax Rohmer, and starring
Christopher Lee. Sharp also directed the sequel The Brides of Fu
Manchu (1966). In the 1980s he was also responsible for several hugely
popular miniseries adapted from the novels of Barbara Taylor
Bradford.Sharp was born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1921, according to
official military records and his own claims, even though reference
sources cite 1922 as his year of birth. He was the second of four
children.
Australian-born British film director.His best known films were made
for Hammer in the 1960s, and included The Kiss of the Vampire (1962)
and Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966). In 1965 he directed The Face of Fu
Manchu, based on the character created by Sax Rohmer, and starring
Christopher Lee. Sharp also directed the sequel The Brides of Fu
Manchu (1966). In the 1980s he was also responsible for several hugely
popular miniseries adapted from the novels of Barbara Taylor
Bradford.Sharp was born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1921, according to
official military records and his own claims, even though reference
sources cite 1922 as his year of birth. He was the second of four
children.
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