Vernon Sewell
Appearance
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Born | Vernon Campbell Sewell 4 July 1903 |
Died | 21 June 2001 Durban, South Africa,Africa | (aged 97)
Nationality | English |
Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, producer |
Years active | 1933-1971 |
Spouse | Joan Carol |
Vernon Campbell Sewell(4 July 1903 – 21 June 2001) was a British film director, writer, producer and, briefly, an actor.[1][2]
Sewell was born in London, England,[3]and was educated atMarlborough College.[1]He directed more than 30 films during his career, starting withMorgenrot(1933) and ending withBurke & Hare(1971).[3]He worked chiefly inB-movies,some of which were, according to theBFI Screenonline,"well above the usual cut-price standards of film-making at this level."[1]
He was married to the actress Joan Carol (born Joan Roscoe Catt 1905-1986) in 1950.[1]Vernon Sewell died on 21 June 2001 inDurban, South Africa,at age 97.[4]
Filmography (director)
[edit]- 1933:Morgenrot
- 1934:The Medium
- 1937:A Test for Love
- 1938:Breakers Ahead
- 1939:What Men Live By
- 1943:The Silver Fleet
- 1945:The World Owes Me a Living
- 1945:Latin Quarter
- 1947:The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
- 1948:Uneasy Terms
- 1949:The Jack of Diamonds
- 1951:The Dark Light
- 1951:Black Widow
- 1952:The Floating Dutchman
- 1952:Ghost Ship
- 1953:Counterspy
- 1954:Dangerous Voyage
- 1954:Radio Cab Murder
- 1955:Where There's a Will
- 1956:Johnny, You're Wanted
- 1956:Soho Incident(akaSpin a Dark Web)
- 1956:Home and Away
- 1957:Rogue's Yarn
- 1958:Battle of the V-1
- 1959:Wrong Number
- 1960:Urge to Kill
- 1961:House of Mystery
- 1961:The Wind of Change
- 1961:The Man in the Back Seat
- 1962:Strongroom
- 1963:A Matter of Choice
- 1963:Strictly for the Birds
- 1967:Some May Live
- 1968:The Blood Beast Terror
- 1968:Curse of the Crimson Altar
- 1971:Burke & Hare
References
[edit]- ^abcd"BFI Screenonline: Sewell, Vernon (1903-2001) Biography".Screenonline.org.uk.Retrieved26 July2014.
- ^"Vernon Sewell | Britmovie | Home of British Films".Britmovie.Retrieved26 July2014.
- ^abBorn: 4 July 1903, LondonDied: 21 June 2001, Nr. Durban."Vernon Sewell | BFI".Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 15 January 2009.Retrieved26 July2014.
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External links
[edit]- Vernon SewellatIMDb
- Vernon Sewellat theBFI'sScreenonline
- Fowler, Roy (8 July 1994)."Vernon Sewell".British Entertainment History Project.
Categories:
- 1903 births
- 2001 deaths
- English male film actors
- English male screenwriters
- English-language film directors
- German-language film directors
- People educated at Marlborough College
- Male actors from London
- Film directors from London
- 20th-century English male actors
- 20th-century English screenwriters
- 20th-century English male writers