Ian Dalrymple

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Ian Dalrymple (born August 26, 1903 in Johannesburg , South Africa , † September 28, 1989 in London ) was a British film producer , screenwriter , film editor and film director .

Life

Born in South Africa, Dalrymple came to England at a young age and joined the film industry as an editor after studying at Cambridge . From 1932 he wrote screenplays both under sole responsibility and as a co-author. From 1941 he also worked as a film producer; in 1939 he had already taken over the management of the GPO Film Unit , which has become known for its documentaries . For his work on the screenplay of The novel of a flower girl , Dalrymple received the Oscar for best adapted screenplay in 1939 , at the same time he was nominated for the same price for his work on the screenplay for The Citadel . For several years he was chairman of the British Film Academy .

Filmography (selection)

(B = script, R = direction, P = production, S = editing)

  • 1932: Rome Express (Rome Express) (S)
  • 1933: The Ghoul (S)
  • 1934: Little Friend (S)
  • 1937: Storm in a Teacup (B, R)
  • 1938: Night visit (Divorce of Lady X) (B)
  • 1938: The Citadel (The Citadel) (B)
  • 1938: The novel of a flower girl (Pygmalion) (B)
  • 1939: Test flight QE 97 (Q Planes) (B)
  • 1941: Pimpernel Smith (B)
  • 1942: Listen to Britain (P)
  • 1948: Die Schwindlerin (The Woman in the Hall) (B, P)
  • 1948: Race against Death (Once a jolly swagman) (P)
  • 1953: The Heart of the Matter (B)
  • 1955: Three Cases of Murder (B, P)
  • 1955: Holidays with Papa (Raising a Riot) (P, B)
  • 1956: On the front lines (A Hill in Korea) (B)
  • 1957: states like paradise (The Admirable Crichton) (P)
  • 1961: Diamonds on board (Hunted in Holland) (P, B)
  • 1962: One Hundred Hours of Fear (Mix Me a Person) (B)
  • 1967: A horned cattle named Amalie (Calamity the Cow) (P)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fritz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 264.
personal data
SURNAME Dalrymple, Ian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film producer, screenwriter, film editor and film director
DATE OF BIRTH August 26, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Johannesburg
DATE OF DEATH September 28, 1989
Place of death London