Edward Black

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Edward Black (born August 18, 1900 in Birmingham , United Kingdom , † November 30, 1948 in London ) was a British film producer who had made some key productions of Gainsborough Pictures in the 1940s .

Live and act

The son of a theater prophet from Birmingham came across the film industry through his older brothers, who built up a cinema chain. Their second cinema chain was sold to the General Theater Corporation, which in turn was eventually taken over by the British production giant Gaumont-British (GB). Black was hired by the UK and appointed to management by their sister company Gainsborough Pictures in 1928. After working as a production assistant for years (1930 ff.), Edward Black was allowed to make films on his own from the beginning of 1935. His sponsor in those early years was Michael Balcon .

In the following years, Black, often in collaboration with Maurice Ostrer , put together a plethora of Gainsborough films, some of which were commercially very successful, including productions as varied as the historical drama Tudor Rose (1936) and the Alfred Hitchcock thriller classic A Lady Vanishes (1938), but above all inexpensive comedies with appropriately proven actors such as Will Hay and Arthur Askey . During the Second World War, Gainsborough melodramas played in centuries past enjoyed great popularity with war-weary British audiences. Under Black and Ostrer's aegis, Margaret Lockwood , James Mason , Stewart Granger , Phyllis Calvert and John Mills were built to become home screen stars. Black was also considered a former sponsor of Carol Reeds and the directing duo Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat . In 1944 he left Gainsborough Pictures and joined Alexander Korda . However, until his early death from cancer in 1948, Black hardly appeared as a producer.

Filmography

  • 1935: Boys Will Be Boys
  • 1936: Tudor Rose
  • 1936: The Man Who Changed His Mind
  • 1936: Everybody Dance
  • 1937: Otto, put the brakes on! (Oh, Mr Porter!)
  • 1937: Good Morning, Boys
  • 1937: Doctor Syn
  • 1937: Young and Innocent (Young and Innocent)
  • 1937: Bank Holiday
  • 1938: A Lady Vanishes (The Lady Vanishes)
  • 1938: Convict 99
  • 1938: Crackerjack
  • 1938: Hey! Hey United States
  • 1938: Owd Bob
  • 1939: Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
  • 1939: A Girl Must Live
  • 1939: Ask a Policeman
  • 1940: For Freedom
  • 1940: Neutral Port
  • 1940: Night Train to Munich
  • 1940: The Girl in the News
  • 1941: Kipps - novel of a simple person (Kipps)
  • 1941: Cottage to Let
  • 1941: Hi, gang!
  • 1941: The Ghost Train
  • 1942: The Young Mr. Pitt
  • 1942: Uncensored
  • 1942: We Dive at Dawn
  • 1943: Miss London Ltd.
  • 1943: Millions Like Us
  • 1943: The Man in Gray (The Man in Gray)
  • 1944: Gaslight and Shadow (Fanny by Gaslight)
  • 1944: 2000 Women
  • 1944: Waterloo Road
  • 1947: A Man About the House
  • 1948: Bonnie Prince Charlie

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personal data
SURNAME Black, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film producer
DATE OF BIRTH 18th August 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham , UK
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1948
Place of death London