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British film and television director (1942–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gabrielle Beaumont (7 April 1942 – 8 October 2022) was a British film and television director.
Her directing credits range from Hill Street Blues to Star Trek: The Next Generation.[1] She became the first woman to direct an episode of Star Trek, with the episode "Booby Trap".[2] Beaumont lobbied to have Joan Collins cast as Alexis Colby in Dynasty.[1]
Beaumont was best known for directing, writing and producing the television special Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess. She directed a film version of Bernard Taylor's The Godsend.[3]
Daphne du Maurier was her cousin.[1]
Beaumont died at her home in Fornalutx on 8 October 2022, at the age of 80.[1]
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