Background
Puttnam, Lord David Terence was born on February 25, 1941 in London. Son of Leonard Arthur and Marie Beatrix Puttnam.
Puttnam, Lord David Terence was born on February 25, 1941 in London. Son of Leonard Arthur and Marie Beatrix Puttnam.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Bristol University, England, 1983. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Leicester University, 1986. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Leeds University, 1992.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Bradford, 1993.
With advertising firms, 1958-1966. Photographer's agent, 1966-1968. Film producer, since 1968.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Columbia Pictures, 1986-1988. Visiting professor films Bristol University. Director Anglia television Survival Anglia.
Chancellor, University Sunderland, since 1998.
Chairman ITEL; founder, president Atelier du Cinema European. Trustee National Energy Foundation, Science Museum, 1996. Honorary fellow The Chartered Society Designers, Manchester Polytechnic.
Chairman National Museum Photography, film and television committee. Fellow Royal Society Arts, Royal Photographic Society, Royal Geography Society.
Married Patricia Mary Jones, 1961. Two children.