Jeffrey Dell

Jeffrey Dell
Jeffrey Dell
Born	John Edward Flowers Dell; 7 May 1899; Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England
Died	24 February 1985 (aged 85); Haslemere, Surrey, England
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter
Years active	1932–1966
Spouses	; Brenda Callum (m. 1924; div. 1933) (one son) ; Eileen Weatherstone (m. 1934; div. 1934) ; Jill Craigie (m. 1938; div. 1948) ; Barbara Poxon (m. 1948) (two daughters)
Children	3
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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

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

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[1] "BFI | Film & TV Database | DELL, Jeffrey". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2011.

[2] Nelmes, Jill (25 July 2019). The Screenwriter in British Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83902-047-6.

[3] The New Statesman and Nation. Statesman and Nation Publishing Company, Limited. 1954.

[4] Hubin, Allen J. (1984). Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Pub. ISBN 978-0-8240-9219-1.

[5] 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.

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Jeffrey Dell
Born	John Edward Flowers Dell (1899-05-07)7 May 1899 Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England
Died	24 February 1985(1985-02-24) (aged 85) Haslemere, Surrey, England
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter
Years active	1932–1966
Spouses	Brenda Callum (m. 1924; div. 1933) (one son) Eileen Weatherstone (m. 1934; div. 1934) Jill Craigie (m. 1938; div. 1948) Barbara Poxon (m. 1948) (two daughters)
Children	3