David Terence Puttnam was born in Southgate, London, England, the son of Marie Beatrix, a housewife of Jewish origin, and Leonard Arthur Puttnam, a photographer. … See more

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Puttnam turned to film production in the late 1960s, working with Sanford Lieberson's production company Goodtimes Enterprises. … See more

In 1997, Puttnam entered the House of Lords as a life peer and was granted Letters Patent to become Baron Puttnam, of Queensgate in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. In 1998, he was named in a list of the biggest private financial donors to the See more

Puttnam founded Atticus Education in 2012. Atticus delivers interactive seminars on film and a variety of other subjects to educational institutions around the world. See more

For 10 years, Puttnam was chairman of the National Film and Television School whose alumni included people such as Nick Park; and in 2017, he succeeded Richard Attenborough as Life President. Puttnam founded Skillset, which trains young people to … See more

In 1982, Puttnam received the BAFTA Michael Balcon Award for his outstanding contribution to the British Film Industry.
In 1983, Puttnam was appointed CBE. In 1995, he was appointed as a Knight Bachelor.
In February 2006, … See more

Puttnam was deputy Chairman of Channel 4 Television from 2006 to 2012. He is president of the Film Distributors' Association (FDA) and chair of the TSL Advisory Board.
Puttnam co-authored (with Neil Watson) Movies and Money, … See more