David Bowies son leads tributes to The Man Who Fell To Earth director Nicolas Roeg who has died aged 90

By Deputy Chief EditorNovember 25, 2018

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Nicolas Roeg, British film director, portrait, London, United Kingdom, 1991. (Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images) — Nicolas Roeg has died aged 90 (Picture: Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images)

Directors have paid tribute to British filmmaker Nicolas Roeg who has died aged 90.

Roeg, responsible for directing films like Performance, The Man Who Fell To Earth and Dont Look Now, died aged 90 on Friday night (23 November).

Speaking to Press Association, his son Nicolas Roeg Junior said: He was a genuine dad. He just had his 90th birthday in August.

Director Duncan Jones has since paid tribute to Roeg by sharing a picture with the filmmaker and his father David Bowie, who he collaborated with on The Man Who Fell To Earth.

Just heard another great storyteller, the inimitable Nicolas Roeg left us today. What an incredible body of work hes left us with!
All my love to his family.
Thank you for making so many brave choices, & giving this strange little lad in pajamas an ongoing love of filmmaking. pic.twitter.com/QVg2znq3Rs

— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) November 24, 2018

Taking to Twitter, Duncan wrote: Just heard another great storyteller, the inimitable Nicolas Roeg left us today.

What an incredible body of work hes left us with! All the love to his family.

Thank you for making so many brave choices, & giving this strange little lad in pajamas an ongoing love of filmmaking [sic].

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Nicolas Roeg, winner of the The Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film poses in the press room during the London Film Critics' Circle Awards at BFI Southbank on January 19, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jon Furniss/WireImage) — Nicolas Roeg has died aged 90 (Picture: Jon Furniss/WireImage)

Acclaimed director Edgar Wright also paid tribute, writing: Farewell to the extraordinary cinematic talent, director Nicolas Roeg.

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Farewell to the extraordinary cinematic talent, director Nicolas Roeg. His films hypnotized me for years and still continue to intrigue. Along with classics like Performance & Walkabout, I could watch Don't Look Now on a loop & never tire of its intricacies. A master of the art. pic.twitter.com/fXB7GPwOL9

— edgarwright (@edgarwright) November 24, 2018

His films hypnotized me for years and still continue to intrigue. Along with classics like Perfroamcne & Walkabout, I could watch Dont Look Now on a loop & never tire of its intricacies. A master of the art.

Roeg also directed 1980 psychological thriller Bad Timing and Roald Dahl adaptation The Witches in 1990, with his last film being 2007s Puffball starring Donald Sutherland.

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