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- Full name: Kenneth Cooper Annakin
- Born: August 10, 1914LA Times: Ken Annakin dies at 94 (April 24, 2009)
- Died: April 22, 2009LA Times: Ken Annakin dies at 94 (April 24, 2009)
- 94 years old at time of deathLA Times: Ken Annakin dies at 94 (April 24, 2009)
- Birthplace: Beverley, YorkshireLA Times: Ken Annakin dies at 94 (April 24, 2009)
- Was injured in the Royal Air ForceLA Times: Ken Annakin dies at 94 (April 24, 2009)
- 1947: Made feature film directorial debut with Holiday CampLA Times: Ken Annakin dies at 94 (April 24, 2009)
- Suffered a stroke and a heart attack in February 2009LA Times: Ken Annakin dies at 94 (April 24, 2009)
- Directed nearly 50 movies
- Spouse: Pauline AnnakinLA Times: Ken Annakin dies at 94 (April 24, 2009)
- Daughters: Deborah and the late Jane AnnakinLA Times: Ken Annakin dies at 94 (April 24, 2009)
- Funeral scheduled for April 27, 2009, at the Westwood Presbyterian Church in Los AngelesLA Times: Ken Annakin dies at 94 (April 24, 2009)
- Resided in Beverly Hills, California
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Ken Annakin was a British film director whose works included Swiss Family Robinson and The Longest Day. Annakin died on April 22, 2009, after suffering a stroke and a heart attack in February. He was 94 years old.LA Times: Ken Annakin dies at 94 (April 24, 2009)
Selected Works
- 1946: Fenlands
- 1947: Holiday Camp
- 1948: Broken Journey
- 1949: The Huggetts Abroad
- 1950: Double Confession
- 1952: The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
- 1952: The Planter's Wife
- 1953: The Sword and the Rose
- 1956: Loser Takes All
- 1957: Across the Bridge
- 1958: Nor the Moon by Night
- 1960: Swiss Family Robinson
- 1961: Very Important Person
- 1962: The Longest Day
- 1955-1963: Disneyland
- 1965: Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
- 1965: Battle of the Bulge
- 1966: The Long Duel
- 1968: The Biggest Bundle of Them All
- 1972: The Call of the Wild
- 1978: Murder at the Mardi Gras
- 1979: The Fifth Musketeer
- 1980: Cheaper to Keep Her
- 1982: The Pirate Movie
- 1988: The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
- 1992: Gengis Khan
- 2008: Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime