Jeffrey Dell
Jeffrey Dell | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Edward Flowers Dell 7 May 1899 Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England |
| Died | 24 February 1985 (aged 85) |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1932–1966 |
| Spouses | Brenda Callum (m. 1924; div. 1933)Eileen Weatherstone (m. 1934; div. 1934)Barbara Poxon (m. 1948) |
| Children | 3 |
John Edward Flowers "Jeffrey" Dell (7 May 1899 – 24 February 1985) was a British writer, screenwriter, and film director.[1][2] He is also remembered for his 1939 novel Nobody Ordered Wolves, a satire on the British film industry. His other novels include News for Heaven (1944)[3] and The Hoffmann Episode (1954).[4] He co-wrote the 1937 play Blondie White, later adapted into a Hollywood film.[5] Dell was the son of John Edward Dell (1875–1936) and Gertrude Dell (née Flowers; 1874–1947).
Filmography
Director
- The Flemish Farm (1943)
- Don't Take It to Heart (1948)
- It's Hard to Be Good (1948)
- The Dark Man (1951)
- Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (co-director, 1959)
Screenwriter
- Sanders of the River (1935)
- Secret Lives (1937)
- Make-Up (1937)
- Night Alone (1938)
- Kate Plus Ten (1938)
- Freedom Radio (1941)
- The Saint's Vacation (1941)
- Thunder Rock (1942)
- The Flemish Farm (1943)
- Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
- It's Hard to Be Good (1948)
- The Dark Man (1951)
- Lucky Jim (1957)
- Brothers in Law (1957)
- Happy Is the Bride (1958)
- As the Sea Rages (1959)
- The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)
- Cone of Silence (1960)
- A French Mistress (1960)
- Suspect (1960)
- Rotten to the Core (1965)
- The Family Way (1966)
Adapted from his works
- Payment Deferred (1932)
- The Firebird (1934)
- Spies of the Air (1939)
- Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | DELL, Jeffrey". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Nelmes, Jill (25 July 2019). The Screenwriter in British Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83902-047-6.
- ^ The New Statesman and Nation. Statesman and Nation Publishing Company, Limited. 1954.
- ^ Hubin, Allen J. (1984). Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Pub. ISBN 978-0-8240-9219-1.
- ^ Wearing, J. P. (15 May 2014). The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-9304-7.
External links
- Jeffrey Dell at IMDb