Gordon Hales (1916–1994) was a British film editor who worked on more than thirty films, including several documentaries. Early in his career Hales was employed by the GPO Film Unit, which was then taken over by the Ministry of Information during the Second World War.[1] During the late 1940s he worked at Gainsborough Pictures. In 1963 he directed the film noir Return to Sender.[2]

Gordon Hales
Born1916
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Died1994
London, England, UK
Occupation(s)Film editor
Film director
Years active1938–1971

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Drazin p.181
  2. ^ Spicer p.446

Bibliography

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  • Drazin, Charles. The Finest Years: British Cinema of the 1940s. I.B.Tauris, 2007.
  • Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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  • Gordon Hales at IMDb
  • "The British Entertainment History Project | Gordon Hales |". historyproject.org.uk.