Reginald Denham

Reginald Denham(10 January 1894 – 4 February 1983) was an English writer, theatre and film director, actor and film producer.

Reginald Denham
Portrait of Reginald Denham in the 1920s.
Born	(1894-01-10)10 January 1894 London, England
Died	4 February 1983(1983-02-04)(aged 89) Englewood, New Jersey,U.S.
Occupation(s)	Writer Theatre actor Film director Producer
Spouse(s)	Moyna Macgill ​ (m.1919⁠–⁠1924)​ Lilian Oldland Mary Orr ​ (m.1947)​
Relatives	Tamara Ustinov(granddaughter)

Biography

Reginald H. F. Denham was born in London, England, in 1894.

He spent a good part of his career directingBroadway theatre,with a career spanning from themelodramaRope's End(1929) byPatrick Hamilton,to thecourtroom dramaHostile Witness(1966). In 1930 he produced the First World War dramaSuspensein the West End.

He was married to Irish actressMoyna Macgill(1919–1924), English actressLilian Oldland,and American actress and writerMary Orr(from 1947 until his death). While they were married, Denham and Orr were writing partners. His daughter with Macgill, Isolde Denham, married actorPeter Ustinovwhen they were both 19.

He died following astrokeinEnglewood, New Jersey.

Credits

Writer

• Paradies der alten Damen(1971) (TV) (criminal play)
• The Mad Room(1969) (earlier screenplay) (playLadies in Retirement)
• Lux Video Theatre(2 episodes, 1954–1957)

Dark Hammock(1957) TV episode (play, with Mary Orr)

Ladies in Retirement (1954) TV episode (play, with Mary Orr)

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1 episode, 1956)

Help Wanted (1956) TV episode (adaptation, with Mary Orr)

• The Motorola Television Hour(1 episode, 1954)

A Dash of Bitters (1954) TV episode (teleplay, with Mary Orr)

• Broadway Television Theatre(1 episode, 1952)

Suspect (1952) TV episode (play, with Mary Orr)

• Mr. & Mrs. North(1952) TV series (unknown episodes)
• Suspense(4 episodes, 1949–1950)

The Suicide Club (1950) TV episode

Help Wanted (1949) TV episode (with Mary Orr)

Murder Through the Looking Glass (1949) TV episode (teleplay)

Dead Ernest (1949) TV episode

• Wallflower(1944) (play, with Mary Orr)
• Ladies in Retirement(1941) (play) (screenplay)
• Suspect(1939) (TV)
• Trunk Crime(1939) (play)
• Calling the Tune(1936)
• Ebb Tide(1932)
• Hombre que asesinó, El(1931) (adaptation)
• Stamboul(1931)

Director

• Blind Folly(1940)
• Flying Fifty-Five(1939)
• Kate Plus Ten(1938)

a.k.a.Queen of Crime(USA)

a.k.a.The Vanishing Train(USA: TV title)

• Dreams Come True(1936)
• The House of the Spaniard(1936)
• Calling the Tune(1936)
• The Crimson Circle(1936)
• Lucky Days(1935)
• The Silent Passenger(1935)
• The Village Squire(1935)
• The Price of Wisdom(1935)
• Lieut. Daring R.N.(1935)

a.k.a.Lieutenant Daring R.N.

• Borrow a Million(1934)
• Death at Broadcasting House(1934)

a.k.a.Death at a Broadcast(USA)

a.k.a.Death of a Broadcast

• The Primrose Path(1934)
• Brides to Be(1934)
• Lucky Loser(1934)
• Called Back(1933)
• The Jewel(1933)

Producer

• The Primrose Path(1934)
• Brides to Be(1934)

Actor

• Nothing Else Mattersas Flash Harry (1920)

External links

• Reginald DenhamatIMDb
• Reginald Denhamat theInternet Broadway Database
• "Reginald Denham by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) bromide print, 1920s".National Portrait Gallery.Retrieved7 February2022.