Gerry Anderson Gerry Anderson Gerry Anderson (born Gerald Alexander Abrahams; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist. He remains famous for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with "Supermarionation" (marionette puppets containing electric moving parts). Anderson's first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh children's series "The Adventures of Twizzle". "Supercar" (1961–62) and "Fireball XL5" (1962) followed later, both series breaking into the US television market in the early 1960s. In the mid-1960s Anderson produced his most successful series, "Thunderbirds". Other television productions of the 1960s
Sylvia Anderson in 1968, Turner commented: "we wanted a glamorous blonde and [Anderson] was the obvious choice." In 1966 and 1968, Anderson produced two feature-length films based on the "Thunderbirds" story, "Thunderbirds Are Go" and "Thunderbird 6". She was co-creator with Gerry Anderson for the series "UFO" (1969-1970) on which she co-produced, was responsible for fashions on the show, and did the majority of the casting. The Andersons' creative partnership ended when their marriage broke down during the production of the of "" in 1975. Gerry announced his intention to separate on the evening of the wrap party, following which Sylvia ceased