Edgar Anstey
Harold "Edgar" Macfarlane Anstey (born February 16, 1907 in Watford , Hertfordshire , England , † September 26, 1987 in London ) was a British film producer .
Life
Anstey studied at Birkbeck College and, after finishing his schooling, initially worked as an employee in the public service . In 1930 he joined the film division of the Empire Marketing Board , a government agency that conducts consumer research and public relations for British goods. There he became a student of the pioneering documentary filmmaker John Grierson . He also worked with his sister Ruby Grierson . After the EMB was closed in late 1933, he became production manager of the London branch of the American newsreel production The March of Time in 1935 . During the Second World War he produced short films for the British government. After the war he joined British Transport Films and was a film critic for The Spectator during the 1940s . In the mid-1950s he was appointed director of the British Film Academy . He was also a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art .
Between 1964 and 1967 he was nominated for an Oscar for three consecutive years , with his third nomination in 1967 he received the award for the short film Wild Wings .
Filmography (selection)
- 1934: Airport
- 1941: Defense against avions
- 1951: Work in Progress
- 1953: The Elephant Will Never Forget
- 1956: The Long Night Haul
- 1958: Under Night Streets
- 1960: Blue Pullman
- 1963: Thirty Million Letters
- 1963: Snow
- 1966: Wild Wings
- 1970: Railways for Ever
- 1979: The Electric Eskimo (Electric Eskimo)
Awards
- 1964: Oscar nomination for Thirty Million Letters
- 1966: Oscar nomination for Snow
- 1967: Oscar for Wild Wings
Web links
- Edgar Anstey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Edgar Anstey in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Biography at filmreference
- Biography at screenonline (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anstey, Edgar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anstey, Harold Macfarlane (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Watford , Hertfordshire , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 1987 |
| Place of death | London , England |