Mark Cullingham, a renowned television and film director, was born on September 14, 1941, in Windsor, UK, to Mollie and Gordon Cullingham, who had relocated to Windsor two years prior. His father, Gordon, had taken up an appointment with the local corporation, and Mark was educated at Windsor Grammar School and Oxford University.
During his time at Oxford, Mark was deeply involved with the Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS),where he directed a production of Romeo & Juliet, which was later performed at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall and then in Israel. In the 1960s, he had the opportunity to work with Laurence Olivier at the National Theatre and Jacques Charon from the Comédie-Française on a production of A Flea in Her Ear.
Mark later assisted with the inaugural productions at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, UK, which featured Michael Redgrave and Ingrid Bergman, and also spent a period at Leatherhead. He eventually transitioned to television direction, where he was responsible for several notable productions, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie for Scottish Television, Matilda's England with Anna Calder-Marshall for the BBC, and a remarkable production of Medea for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
A comprehensive list of Mark's productions can be found below. Tragically, Mark passed away at the age of 53 in 1994, leaving behind a legacy of outstanding work in the industry. His family still misses him dearly.
