Anthony Simmons (writer)

Anthony Simmons
Born(1922-12-16)16 December 1922
West Ham, Essex, England
Died22 January 2016(2016-01-22) (aged 93)
Pen nameTony Simmons
Occupationnovelist, short story writer, screenwriter, director

Anthony Simmons (16 December 1922 – 22 January 2016) was a British writer and film director. He was associated with, though separate from, the Free Cinema movement; he said he was greatly influenced by Humphrey Jennings and by Michelangelo Antonioni’s movie Il Grido (1957).