William MacQuitty Net Worth is
$1.1 Million
William MacQuitty Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
William MacQuitty (15 May 1905 – 4 February 2004) was a British film producer and also a writer and photographer. He is most noted for his production of the 1958 Rank Organisation / Pinewood Studios film, A Night to Remember, which recreates the story of the sinking of RMS Titanic, based on the book of the same name by Walter Lord.
| Date Of Birth | May 15, 1905 |
| Died | 2004-02-04 |
| Place Of Birth | Belfast, Ireland, U.K. |
| Profession | Producer, Production Manager |
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| 1 | Had two children from his marriage to Betty Bastin: Jonathan (b. 1952) and Jane (b. 1953). |
| 2 | Helped to found Ulster Television in 1959, becoming its first managing director. |
| 3 | Turned to filmmaking during the war after dropping out of a seven year medical course he was studying in London, in order to enter a career in psychoanalysis. |
| 4 | Started his career as a chartered banker, working first in Belfast and London until, at the age of 21, he was transferred to the far east where he worked in India, Ceylon, Siam, Malaya and China, before returning to Ulster in 1939. |
| 5 | Was an expert gardener and wrote two books on the subject, 'Irish Gardens' and 'Great Botanical Gardens of the World'. |
| 6 | His greatest and proudest achievement as a film producer was A Night to Remember (1958), the acclaimed account of the sinking of the Titanic, which was doubly satisfying for him because as a six year old boy he had witnessed the launching of the great ship at the Harland & Wolff shipyard on May 31 1911. |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Underworld Informers | 1963 | producer | |
| A Night to Remember | 1958 | producer | |
| The Black Tent | 1956 | producer - as William Macquitty | |
| Above Us the Waves | 1955 | producer - as William Macquitty | |
| The Beachcomber | 1954 | producer | |
| Both Sides of the Law | 1953 | producer | |
| Mr. Lord Says No | 1952 | producer | |
| Blue Scar | 1949 | producer | |
| The Way We Live | 1946 | associate producer | |
| Out of Chaos | 1944 | Documentary short associate producer | |
| A Letter from Ulster | 1943 | Documentary short producer | |
Production Manager
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Men of Rochdale | 1944 | Short unit production manager | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Titanic: Secrets Revealed | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'A Night to Remember' | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
