St. John Legh Clowes (1907–1951) was a South African writer and director.
St. John Legh Clowes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1907 |
| Died | 1951 |
| Citizenship | South African |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and Director |
| Notable work | Grand Prix |
Biography
editClowes wrote the play Dear Murderer which was turned into a film.[1]
His parents - Captain Philip Cecil Clowes and Daphne Scholz, were married in Cape Town in 1903. (Daphne's sister Avice married actor/writer Roland Pertwee in 1911.) His grandfather, and namesake, was married to Elizabeth Caroline Bingham, the daughter of Denis Arthur Bingham, 3rd Baron Clanmorris.[2] His paternal aunt was the writer Elinor Mordaunt.
Clowes died in London in 1951.[3]
Select credits
edit- Frozen Fate (1929) – writer
- Grand Prix (1934) – writer, director
- Soldier, Sailor (1944) – writer
- Battle for Music (1945) – writer
- Dear Murderer (1947) – original play
- Things Happen at Night (1948) – producer, writer
- No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948) – writer, director
References
edit- ^ "DEAR MURDERER". Film History. Vol. 15, no. 3. Sydney. 2003. p. 295.
- ^ "Person Page".
- ^ "NEWS IN BRIEF". The Irish Times. 10 April 1951. p. 4.
External links
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