Gerry Anderson

Born on April 14, 1929, in North London, Gerald Alexander Abrahams began working in a photography studio and later in various film companies, where he acquired knowledge, especially editing. He debuted in the film industry in 1946 as an editor’s assistant on Caravan , a romantic drama with Stewart Granger . After completing his military service, he began working on television series, and married Betty Wrightman, with whom he had two children.

After founding AP Films with producers Redg Hill and John Read, Gerry Anderson began working with puppets on The Adventures of Twizzie , created by Roberta Leigh and aimed at children. During production, Anderson had an extramarital affair with his secretary, Sylvia Thamm, for which he ended up leaving his wife, and who became associated with the company.

Although Anderson was not initially interested in puppets, he believed that he could have great success with them, and thus fulfill his goal of making a live action film. After Supercar , Captain Zodiac and the Space Patrollers and Stingray , in 1966 he created the successful Thunderbirds series , known in Spain as Guardians of Space . The action takes place in 2026, when tycoon Jeff Tracy and his five children secretly join the International Rescue organization, dedicated to providing emergency aid around the world in sophisticated aircraft.

Later, he was responsible for the UFO live-action series , in which members of a secret agency battled a dangerous alien race. He had a futuristic sequel titled Space: 1999 , with Martin Landau and Barbara Bain .

During his last years of activity, he was offered to produce and co-write a James Bond film. Although he did a script treatment adapting the novel “Moonraker,” the project ultimately stalled.

During his last years of life, Anderson served as an ambassador for The Alzheimer Society, dedicated to spreading the reality of the terrible disease that he himself suffered from.