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Profile of Frank Launder on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Frank Launder  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 28th January 1906
   
Place of Birth: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
   
Profession: Writer
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Frank Launder (January 28, 1906—February 23, 1997) was a British writer, director and producer, who made more than 40 films, usually in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England and began working as a screenwriter on British films in the 1930s, contributing the story for the classic Will Hay comedy Oh, Mr Porter! (1937). After writing a number of screenplays with Gilliat, including The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Night Train to Munich, the two produced and directed the wartime drama Millions Like Us (1943). After founding their own production company Individual Pictures, they produced a number of memorable dramas and thrillers including I See a Dark Stranger (1945) and Green for Danger (1946), but were best known for their comedies including The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) and most famously, the St Trinians series, based on Ronald Searle's cartoons set in an anarchic girls school. He was married to actress Bernadette O'Farrell from 1950 until his death.

Selected films

  • Oh, Mr Porter! (1937) story
  • The Lady Vanishes (1938) writer
  • Night Train to Munich (1940) writer
  • The Young Mr Pitt (1942) writer
  • Millions Like Us (1943) writer/director/producer
  • I See a Dark Stranger (1945) writer/director
  • Green for Danger (1946) producer
  • The Blue Lagoon (1949) writer/director/producer
  • The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) writer/director/producer
  • Folly to be Wise (1952) writer/director/producer
  • The Belles of St Trinian's (1954) writer/director/producer
  • The Green Man (1956) writer/producer
  • Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957) writer/director/producer
  • Left, Right and Centre (1959) writer/director/producer
  • The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960) writer/director/producer
  • The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) writer/director

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