Gerry Anderson

Gerry Anderson MBE (14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012^[1]) was a British television and movie producer, director and writer of Jewish origin. He is famous for the science fiction television programmes he created. The most well known of these was Thunderbirds.^[1] Most of the programmes he created used marionettes. He also worked with puppeteer Christine Glanville. He was married to actress and producer Sylvia Anderson.

Gerry Anderson MBE
Anderson in 2009
Born	Gerald Alexander Abrahams (1929-04-14)14 April 1929 Feltham, Middlesex, England[1]
Died	26 December 2012(2012-12-26) (aged 83)
Cause of death	Dementia
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	movie and television producer, writer and director
Years active	1957 – 2012
Employer	Lew Grade (1961 – 1976)
Organization(s)	AP Films Century 21 Group Three Anderson Burr Gerry Anderson Productions
Known for	Stingray Thunderbirds Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons UFO Space: 1999
Spouse(s)	Betty Wrightman (m. 1952–1960, divorced) Sylvia Anderson (m. 1960-1981, divorced) Mary Robins (m. 1981–2012, his death)
Children	4
Parent(s)	Joseph Abrahams Deborah Abrahams (née Leonoff)