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Francis Whately, director of David Bowie: The Last Five Years

How Bowie’s Biggest Fan Befriended Him and Became His Documentarian

Jan 08, 2018

Though throngs of fans have long fantasized about befriending David Bowie, Francis Whately actually made it happen. And he did so by merely writing the rock icon a letter. Whately, whose new documentary about the late chameleonic musician David Bowie: The Last Five Years airs will be available on HBO Go on January 8th, began the correspondence on a lark as part of a work assignment. More