Researching Don Chaffey
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 479 people with the Chaffey surname? In that year Chaffey was ranked number 3100 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Don means "form of DONALD - proud chief" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Don Chaffey on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Don Chaffey and the Chaffey Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 611 people with the Chaffey surname in the UK? Chaffey is now ranked number 3463 for popularity in the UK. |
Chaffey Genealogy Databases
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Don Chaffey
Donald Chaffey (5 August 1917 – 13 November 1990) was a British film director, writer, producer, and art director.
Chaffey's film career began as an art director in 1947, and his directorial debut was in 1953. He remained active in the industry until his death in 1990 from heart failure. His film Charley One-Eye (1973) was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival
He is chiefly remembered for his fantasy films, which include Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963), One Million Years B.C. (1966), The Viking Queen (1967), Creatures the World Forgot (1971), Pete's Dragon (1977), and C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979), his final feature film.
Concurrent with his theatrically released films, Chaffey directed episodes of numerous British television series, including multiple installments of Danger Man, The Prisoner, and The Avengers. From the 1980s until his death, all of his work was in American made-for-TV movies, and in such TV series as Fantasy Island, Stingray, MacGyver, Vega$, T. J. Hooker, Matt Houston, and Charlie's Angels.
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