Mark Shelmerdine, BAFTA L.A. Co-Founder and Producer Who Revived London Films, Dies at 78

Mark Shelmerdine, the BAFTA Los Angeles branch co-founder and producer who is credited with reviving Alexandra Korda’s London Films, died Oct. 26 in Santa Barbara after a long illness. He was 78. Shelmerdine was diagnosed with a rare form of bile duct cancer in 2016. After being treated in a trial program between Houston’s MD …