Geoff Wonfor, Director of Beatles ‘Anthology,’ Dead at 73

Geoff Wonfor, Director of Beatles ‘Anthology,’ Dead at 73
(L–R) Members of the British band The Beatles Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison hold a press conference in Tokyo on June 29, 1966. Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images
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NEW YORK—Geoff Wonfor, a Grammy-winning British filmmaker who directed the Beatles’ “Anthology” documentary series and worked on the 1980s music program “The Tube” as well as several projects with Paul McCartney, has died at age 73.

His death was confirmed Tuesday by daughter Sam Wonfor, who said he died in Newcastle, where he grew up. Additional details were not immediately available.