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Roy Ward-Baker Obituary
His son Nicholas Baker says the director died in his sleep at a London hospital on Tuesday.
Mr. Roy Ward-Baker started out as an assistant director on Alfred Hitchcock's "The Lady Vanishes" in London in 1938.
After serving in the army during World War II, he went to Hollywood, where he directed Marilyn Monroe in the 1962 movie "Don't Bother to Knock."
He later returned to England where he directed many television dramas, including the adventure series "The Avengers."
He remains best known for "A Night to Remember," which recounted the final night aboard the Titanic.
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