Sidney Gilliat
Writing
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 (1938) 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
Writing51
movieThe Boys in Blue
1982
Original Story
movieEndless Night
1972
Screenplay
movieLeft Right and Centre
1959
Original Story, Screenplay
movieFortune Is a Woman
1957
Screenplay
movieThe Green Man
1956
Theatre Play, Screenplay
movieGeordie
1955
Screenplay
movieThe Constant Husband
1955
Screenplay
movieThe Belles of St Trinian's
1954
Screenplay
movieState Secret
1950
Screenplay
movieLondon Belongs to Me
1948
Screenplay
movieGreen for Danger
1946
Screenplay
movieThe Rake's Progress
1945
Screenplay
movieWaterloo Road
1945
Writer
movieMillions Like Us
1943
Screenplay
movieThe Young Mr. Pitt
1942
Screenplay
movieKipps
1941
Screenplay
movieCrook's Tour
1940
Characters
movieNight Train to Munich
1940
Screenplay
movieGirl in the News
1940
Screenplay
movieThey Came by Night
1940
Screenplay
movieJamaica Inn
1939
Screenplay, Dialogue
movieThe Gaunt Stranger
1938
Screenplay
movieThe Lady Vanishes
1938
Screenplay
Take My Tip
1937
Screenplay
movieThe Man Who Changed His Mind
1936
Screenplay
movieSeven Sinners
1936
Writer
movieBulldog Jack
1935
Screenplay
movieChu Chin Chow
1934
Screenplay
movieRome Express
1932
Screenplay
movieLord Babs
1932
Writer
movieThe Ghost Train
1931
Writer
Production20
movieOoh...You Are Awful
1972
Executive Producer
movieEndless Night
1972
Executive Producer
movieLeft Right and Centre
1959
Producer
movieFortune Is a Woman
1957
Producer
movieThe Green Man
1956
Producer
movieGeordie
1955
Producer
movieThe Constant Husband
1955
Producer
movieFolly to Be Wise
1952
Producer
movieLady Godiva Rides Again
1951
Producer
movieState Secret
1950
Producer
movieThe Blue Lagoon
1949
Producer
movieLondon Belongs to Me
1948
Producer
movieCaptain Boycott
1947
Producer
movieGreen for Danger
1946
Producer
movieI See a Dark Stranger
1946
Producer
movieThe Rake's Progress
1945
Producer
Directing14
movieEndless Night
1972
Director
movieOnly Two Can Play
1962
Director
movieLeft Right and Centre
1959
Director
movieFortune Is a Woman
1957
Director
movieThe Constant Husband
1955
Director
movieState Secret
1950
Director
movieLondon Belongs to Me
1948
Director
movieGreen for Danger
1946
Director
movieThe Rake's Progress
1945
Director
movieWaterloo Road
1945
Director
movieMillions Like Us
1943
Director
Crew2
movieThe Smallest Show on Earth
1957
Presenter
The Ringer
1931
Additional Dialogue