John Paddy Carstairs

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John Paddy Carstairs (born May 11, 1910 in London , † December 12, 1970 in Lingston ; actually John Keys ) was a British writer , film director and screenwriter .

Life

Carstairs came to film at an early age and began as a camera and assistant director. From 1936 he directed regularly, with the main part of his work being comedies with little depth. In addition to the scripts for some of his films, Carstairs wrote over 30 novels and also made a name for himself as a painter. For television, he directed episodes of series such as Simon Templar . His brother was the production manager and film producer Anthony Nelson Keys .

Works

Books

  • Movie Merry-Go-Round . Newnes, London 1937
  • Vinegar and Brown Paper . Hurst & Blackett, London 1939
  • Curried Pineapple . Hurst & Blackett, London 1940
  • Nicer to stay in bed . Hurst & Blackett, London 1940
  • "Bunch". A Biography of Nelson Keys . London 1941
  • “Whatho She Bumps!” . Hurst & Blackett, London 1941
  • But Wishes Aren't Horses . Hurst & Blackett, London 1942
  • Honest Injun! A Light-Hearted Autobiography . Hurst & Blackett, London 1942
  • Down the wide stream . Hurst & Blackett, London 1943
  • Rain on Her Face . Hurst & Blackett, London 1943
  • No Music in the Nightingale . Hurst & Blackett, London 1944
  • Gremlins in the Cabbage Patch . Hurst & Blackett, London 1944
  • Hadn't We the Gaiety? Further Chapters of Autobiography . Hurst & Blackett, London, New York a. a. 1945
  • Magical Was the Moment . Hurst & Blackett, London 1945
  • Kaleidoscope and a Jaundiced Eye. A Further Experiment in Autobiography . Hurst & Blackett, London, New York a. a. 1946
  • Lollipop Wood. A story for children . Hutchinson's Books for Young People, London 1946
  • Kimmie . Hurst & Blackett, London and New York 1946
  • Love and Ella Rafferty . London 1947
  • Nothing Happens Mondays . Hurst & Blackett, London 1947
  • My Fancy Has Wings . Hurst & Blackett, London 1948
  • Solid! Said the Earl . Hurst & Blackett, London 1948
  • Fingle fangle . Hurst & Blackett, London 1949
  • Tinsel and Stars . Hurst & Blackett, London 1950
  • Call No Man Faithful . Hutchinson, London 1951
  • Exultation of Skylarks . Hutchinson, London 1952
  • Hope Comes on the South Wind . Hutchinson, London 1953
  • Sunshine and Champagne . Hutchinson, London 1955
  • Gardenias Bruise Easily . London 1958 (German gardenias wither quickly . Goldmann, Munich, and Krimi-Verlag, Wollerau, 1971, ISBN 3-442-04105-8 )
  • Watercolor is fun . The Artist's Handbooks, No. 9. Artist Publishing Co., London and New York 1958
  • No wooden overcoat . London 1959
  • Touch a French pom-pom . London 1960 (German meeting point St. Tropez . Goldmann, Munich, and Krimi-Verlag, Wollerau, 1971, ISBN 3-442-04099-X )
  • Pardon my gun . WH Allen, London 1962 (German: The afternoon of a murderer . Goldmann, Munich, and Krimi-Verlag, Wollerau, 1971)
  • The Concrete Kimono . WH Allen, London 1965
  • A Smell of Peardrops . WH Allen, London 1966
  • No thanks for the Shroud . WH Allen, London 1967, ISBN 0-491-00140-1 (German MP in tender fingers . Goldmann, Munich, and Krimi-Verlag, Wollerau, 1971, ISBN 3-442-04082-5 )

Filmography (selection)

Director

  • 1948: sleeper to Trieste ( Sleeping Car to Trieste )
  • 1949: So check out who binds forever ( Fools Rush In )
  • 1949: No choice without agony ( The Chiltern Hundreds )
  • 1952: Does it have to be, Miss? ( Made in Heaven )
  • 1953: Me and the director ( Trouble in Store ) - also script
  • 1954: In love, crazy and not married (One good turn) - also screenplay
  • 1955: Me and the Minister ( Man of the Moment ) - also screenplay
  • 1956: Me and the Countess ( Up in the World )
  • 1957: A Sparrow in the Hand ( Just My Luck )
  • 1958: You got a pig again ( The Big Money )
  • 1959: Tommy, the Torero ( Tommy the Toreador )
  • 1961: In the Name of the Devil ( The Devil's Agent )

Literary template

  • 1955: His Lordship from Brooklyn ( A Yank in Ermine )

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. 6.
personal data
SURNAME Carstairs, John Paddy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Keys, John (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British writer, film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 1970
Place of death Lingston