, ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁in ▁London . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁( A ged ▁ 7 9 ) ▁in ▁Br istol , ▁England . ▁While ▁John ▁Mer ritt ▁has ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁cred its ▁on ▁I MB D ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁categories ▁listed ▁above , ▁he ▁is ▁most ▁famous ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁editor . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Works ▁▁ ▁Mer rit ts ▁first ▁major ▁work ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁on ▁John ▁Bo orm an ' s ▁ 5 ▁part ▁doc user ies ▁Cit izen ▁ 6 3 ▁( 1 9 6 3 ) ▁this ▁series ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁BBC ▁West , ▁and ▁followed ▁five ▁British ▁individuals ▁" as ▁they ▁confront ed ▁and ▁conform ed ▁to ▁the ▁problems ▁and ▁press ures ▁of ▁every day ▁life ▁in ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ." ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁book ▁" The ▁Cinema ▁of ▁John ▁Bo orm an " ▁this ▁doc u ▁series ▁was ▁" the ▁most ▁popular ▁and ▁influ ential ▁of ▁Bo orm an ' s ▁BBC ▁projects ." ▁ ▁This ▁early ▁work ▁helped ▁Mer ritt ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁a ▁good ▁relationship ▁with ▁Bo orm an . ▁Mer ritt ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Bo orm an ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁famous ▁films , ▁the ▁first ▁being ▁the ▁now ▁inf am ous ▁cult ▁classic ▁Z ard oz ▁( 1 9 7 4 ). ▁After ▁working ▁on ▁Z ard oz ▁with ▁Bo orm an ,