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Broomfield in 2009, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: John Nicholas Broomfield
Place of Birth: London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: January 1948
Ethnicity: * father – English * mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Nick Broomfield is a British documentary film director. He is known for his self-reflective style. He has directed the documentary films Juvenile Liaison , Gosling’s Travels: Whittingham , Gosling’s Travels: Fort Augustus , Soldier Girls , Chicken Ranch , both of which he co-directed; Juvenile Liaison 2 , The Leader, His Driver and the Driver’s Wife ; Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer , Monster in a Box , Tracking Down Maggie , Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam , Fetishes , Kurt & Courtney , Biggie & Tupac , Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer , which he co-directed; His Big White Self , Ghosts (2006), Battle for Haditha , Sarah Palin: You Betcha! , which he co-directed; Tales of the Grim Sleeper , Whitney: Can I Be Me , which he co-directed; and Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love . He also wrote Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer , Fetishes , Kurt & Courtney , Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer , Tales of the Grim Sleeper , and Whitney: Can I Be Me , and co-wrote Ghosts and Battle for Haditha . He has often worked with his former wife Joan Churchill. He also directed and co-wrote the feature film Diamond Skulls .
Nick is the son of Anitta Sonja Lagusova and Maurice Broomfield (Maurice William Broomfield), a photographer, known for his photographs of post-WWII Britain. His father was a Quaker. His mother was Jewish, with roots in the Czech Republic. Nick has two children.
Nick’s paternal grandfather was named William Broomfield. William was from Derbyshire, England.
Nick’s paternal grandmother was named Daisy Gertrude Smith. Daisy was from Derbyshire.
Sources: https://www.filmlinc.org
Obituary of Nick’s father – https://www.theguardian.com