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Sidney Gilliat

Sidney Gilliat

Known For Writing
Birthday Feb 15, 1908
Died May 31, 1994 (86)
Birthplace Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated May 03, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sidney Gilliat (15 February 1908 – 31 May 1994) was an English film director, producer and writer. He was born in the district of Edgeley in Stockport, Cheshire. In the 1930s he worked as a scriptwriter, most notably with Frank Launder on The Lady Vanishes (19 ... 38) for Alfred Hitchcock, and its sequel Night Train to Munich (1940), directed by Carol Reed. He and Launder made their directorial debut co-directing the home front drama Millions Like Us (1943). From 1945 he also worked as a producer, starting with The Rake's Progress, which he also wrote and directed. He and Launder made over 40 films together, founding their own production company Individual Pictures. While Launder concentrated on directing their comedies, most famously the four St Trinian's School films, Gilliat showed a preference for comedy-thrillers and dramas, including Green for Danger (1946), London Belongs to Me (1948) and State Secret (1950). He wrote the libretto for Malcolm Williamson's opera Our Man in Havana, based on the novel by Graham Greene. He had also worked on the film. He married Beryl Brewer in the early 30s. He had two children: Joanna Gilliat, who is a journalist and is married to Edward Russell, a pilot and Caroline Gilliat, who was an opera singer and teacher, who was married to Anthony Cave Brown (journalist). He had 3 grand children, Amanda Eliasch, Toby Brown and Camilla Horn. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Gilliat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

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The Boys in Blue

The Boys in Blue

1982

Original Story

Endless Night

Endless Night

1972

Screenplay

Left Right and Centre

Left Right and Centre

1959

Original Story, Screenplay

Fortune Is a Woman

Fortune Is a Woman

1957

Screenplay

The Green Man

The Green Man

1956

Theatre Play, Screenplay

The Constant Husband

The Constant Husband

1955

Screenplay

Geordie

Geordie

1955

Screenplay

The Belles of St. Trinian's

The Belles of St. Trinian's

1954

Screenplay

State Secret

State Secret

1950

Screenplay

London Belongs to Me

London Belongs to Me

1948

Screenplay

Green for Danger

Green for Danger

1946

Screenplay

I See a Dark Stranger

I See a Dark Stranger

1946

Writer

Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

1945

Writer

The Rake's Progress

The Rake's Progress

1945

Screenplay

Millions Like Us

Millions Like Us

1943

Screenplay

The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942

Screenplay

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1942

Writer

Kipps

Kipps

1941

Screenplay

Girl in the News

Girl in the News

1940

Screenplay

Crook's Tour

Crook's Tour

1940

Characters

They Came by Night

They Came by Night

1940

Screenplay

Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich

1940

Screenplay

Ask a Policeman

Ask a Policeman

1939

Story

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1939

Dialogue, Screenplay

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1938

Screenplay

Strange Boarders

Strange Boarders

1938

Writer

A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford

1938

Story

The Gaunt Stranger

The Gaunt Stranger

1938

Screenplay

Take My Tip

Take My Tip

1937

Screenplay

Seven Sinners

Seven Sinners

1936

Writer

Twelve Good Men

Twelve Good Men

1936

Writer

Bulldog Jack

Bulldog Jack

1935

Screenplay

Chu Chin Chow

Chu Chin Chow

1934

Screenplay

Falling for You

Falling for You

1933

Story

Rome Express

Rome Express

1932

Screenplay

Lord Babs

Lord Babs

1932

Writer

The Ringer

The Ringer

1931

Additional Dialogue

The Ghost Train

The Ghost Train

1931

Writer

The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

1931

Writer

A Gentleman of Paris

A Gentleman of Paris

1931

Writer

Endless Night

Endless Night

1972

Director

Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play

1962

Director

Left Right and Centre

Left Right and Centre

1959

Director

Fortune Is a Woman

Fortune Is a Woman

1957

Director

The Constant Husband

The Constant Husband

1955

Director

State Secret

State Secret

1950

Director

London Belongs to Me

London Belongs to Me

1948

Director

Green for Danger

Green for Danger

1946

Director

Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

1945

Director

The Rake's Progress

The Rake's Progress

1945

Director

Millions Like Us

Millions Like Us

1943

Director

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1942

Director

Endless Night

Endless Night

1972

Executive Producer

Ooh... You Are Awful

Ooh... You Are Awful

1972

Executive Producer

Left Right and Centre

Left Right and Centre

1959

Producer

Fortune Is a Woman

Fortune Is a Woman

1957

Producer

The Green Man

The Green Man

1956

Producer

The Constant Husband

The Constant Husband

1955

Producer

Geordie

Geordie

1955

Producer

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951

Producer

State Secret

State Secret

1950

Producer

The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon

1949

Producer

London Belongs to Me

London Belongs to Me

1948

Producer

Captain Boycott

Captain Boycott

1947

Producer

Green for Danger

Green for Danger

1946

Producer

I See a Dark Stranger

I See a Dark Stranger

1946

Producer

The Rake's Progress

The Rake's Progress

1945

Producer

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