Editing Michael Apted (section)

==Personal life and death==
Apted's first marriage was to Jo, with whom he had two sons, Paul and Jim. [[Paul Apted]] was a sound editor who worked on movies such as ''[[The Wolverine (film)|The Wolverine]]''; he died from colon cancer in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paul-apted-dead-sound-editor-716812 |title=Paul Apted, Sound Editor and Son of Director Michael Apted, Dies at 47 |last1=Hayden |first1=Erik |last2=Barnes |first2=Mike |date=5 July 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> He was married to screenwriter [[Dana Stevens (screenwriter)|Dana Stevens]]  for 10 years, before they divorced. They had a son, John.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2014 |title=Filmmaker Dana Stevens Balances Motherhood, Movie-Making & Her New CBS Show Reckless |url=https://tinseltownmom.com/filmmaker-dana-stevens-balances-motherhood-movie-making-and-her-new-cbs-show-reckless/ |access-date=9 January 2021 |website=Tinseltown Mom |language=en}}</ref> In 2007 Apted became a father for the fourth time, to a girl, who lives with her mother Tania Mellis.<ref name=":0" /> Apted married Paige Simpson, his third wife, in January 2014.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Dagan |first1=Carmel |date=8 January 2021 |title=Michael Apted, Director of 'Coal Miner's Daughter' and 'Up' Series of Documentaries, Dies at 79 |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/michael-apted-dead-up-docs-1234881490/ |access-date=9 January 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Apted died at his home in Los Angeles on 7 January 2021, at the age of 79.<ref name = NYT/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Welk |first1=Brian |title=Michael Apted, Director of 'Up' Documentaries and 'Coal Miner's Daughter,' Dies at 79 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/michael-apted-director-of-up-documentaries-and-coal-miners-daughter-dies-at-79/ |website=The Wrap |date=8 January 2021 |access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Zurilla |first1=Christie |title=Michael Apted, '7 Up' director and three-time DGA president, dies at 79 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-01-08/michael-apted-dead |website=Los Angeles Times |date=8 January 2021 |access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref>