Gordon Parry (film director)
Gordon Parry | |
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| Born | 24 July 1908 |
| Died | 6 May 1981 (aged 72) Rambouillet, Île-de-France, France |
| Nationality (legal) | British |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and producer |
Gordon Parry (24 July 1908 – 6 May 1981) was a British film director and producer.
Personal life: 2 daughters. Actrice Natasha Parry, Nina
Early life
He was born in Aintree, Liverpool, on 24 July 1908.
Career
He worked on the crew of such films as Strictly Illegal (1935) and was a key member of the team at Two Cities Films.
He directed his first film Bond Street in 1948. He died on 6 May 1981.[1][2]
Personal life
He had 2 daughters, the actress Natasha Parry, who was married to the director Peter Brook, and Nina.
Selected filmography
Non director
- Strictly Illegal (1935) - unit producer
- The Stoker (1937) - unit producer
- In Which We Serve (1942) - location manager
- The Demi-Paradise (1943) - assistant to producer
- The Way to the Stars (1945) - associate producer
- Night Was Our Friend (1951) - producer
As director
- Bond Street (1948)
- Third Time Lucky (1948)
- Now Barabbas (1949)
- Golden Arrow (1949)
- Midnight Episode (1950)
- Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)
- Twilight Women (1952)
- Innocents in Paris (1953)
- Front Page Story (1954)
- Fast and Loose (1954)
- A Yank in Ermine (1955)
- Sailor Beware! (1956)
- A Touch of the Sun (1956)
- The Surgeon's Knife (1957)
- Tread Softly Stranger (1958)
- Friends and Neighbours (1959)
- The Navy Lark (1959)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1960) (TV series)
References
- ^ BFI | Film & TV Database | PARRY, Gordon. Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ Round the British Studios WITH Mepean, Edith. Picture Show; London Vol. 57, Iss. 1496, (1 Dec 1951): 11.
External links
- Gordon Parry at IMDb
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