Jeffrey Dell

Jeffrey Dell
Born	John Edward Flowers Dell (1899-05-07)7 May 1899 Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died	24 February 1985(1985-02-24) (aged 85) Haslemere, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Director, Screenwriter
Years active	1932–1966
Spouse(s)	Brenda Callum ​ ​ (m. 1924; div. 1933)​ (one son) Eileen Weatherstone ​ ​ (m. 1934; div. 1934)​ Jill Craigie ​ ​ (m. 1938; div. 1948)​ Barbara Poxon ​ (m. 1948)​ (two daughters)

Jeffrey Dell (7 May 1899 – 24 February 1985) was a British writer, screenwriter, and film director. He is also known for his 1939 novel Nobody Ordered Wolves, which was based on the British film industry. His other novels include News for Heaven (1944) and The Hoffmann Episode (1954). He co-wrote the 1937 play Blondie White, later adapted into a Hollywood film. Dell was the son of John Edward Dell (1875–1936) and Gertrude Dell, née Flowers, (1874–1947).

Selected filmography

Director

• The Flemish Farm (1943)
• Don't Take It to Heart (1948)
• It's Hard to Be Good (1948)
• The Dark Man (1951)
• Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)

Screenwriter

• Sanders of the River (1935)
• Secret Lives (1937)
• Make-Up (1937)
• Night Alone (1938)
• Kate Plus Ten (1938)
• Freedom Radio (1941)
• Thunder Rock (1942)
• Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
• Lucky Jim (1957)
• Brothers in Law (1957)
• Happy Is the Bride (1958)
• As the Sea Rages (1959)
• Cone of Silence (1960)
• A French Mistress (1960)
• Rotten to the Core (1965)
• The Family Way (1966)

External links

• Jeffrey Dell at IMDb