Donald Seton Cammell (17 January 1934 – 24 April 1996) was a Scottish painter, screenwriter, and film director. He has a cult reputation largely due to his debut film Performance, which he wrote the screenplay for and co-directed with Nicolas Roeg. He died by suicide after the last film he directed, Wild Side, was taken away from him and recut by the production company. (Via Wikipedia)
- Origin
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Born
- January 17, 1934
- Died
- April 24, 1996 (29 years ago, at 62)