THE THORN BIRDS DIRECTOR DEAD AT 77
DARYL DUKE, the man behind THE THORN BIRDS TV miniseries, has died of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 77.
The director died at his home in Vancouver, Canada on Saturday (21OCT06).
As well as bringing the beloved love story The Thorn Birds to TV, Duke won an Emmy in 1971 for directing an episode of US series THE BOLD ONES: THE SENATOR.
He also set up an independent TV station in his native Canada, which he ran until 1988.
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