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10 January 2011
Last updated at 10:36 ET
British film-maker Peter Yates, who directed such movies as Bullitt and Summer Holliday, has died aged 81.
According to his agent, he died in London on Sunday after an illness.
Bullitt, released in 1968, featured a famous chase scene in which Steve McQueen drove a Ford Mustang through San Francisco.
Yates was nominated for the best director Oscar in 1980 for Breaking Away, and again in 1984 for The Dresser.
He is survived by his wife Virginia Pope, a son and a daughter.
The family will hold a private funeral, his agent Judy Daish continued.
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According to his agent, he died in London on Sunday after an illness.
Bullitt, released in 1968, featured a famous chase scene in which Steve McQueen drove a Ford Mustang through San Francisco.
Yates was nominated for the best director Oscar in 1980 for Breaking Away, and again in 1984 for The Dresser.
He is survived by his wife Virginia Pope, a son and a daughter.
The family will hold a private funeral, his agent Judy Daish continued.
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