Sidney Gilliat
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- February 15, 1908
- Died
- May 31, 1994 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sidney Gilliat (15 February 1908 – 31 May 1994) was an English film director, producer and writer. He was born in the district of Edgeley in Stockport, Cheshire. In the 1930s he worked as a scriptwriter, most notably with Frank Launder on The Lady Vanishes (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and its sequel Night Train to Munich (1940), directed by Carol Reed. He and Launder made their directorial debut co-directing the home front drama Millions Like Us (1943). From 1945 he also worked as a producer, starting with The Rake's Progress, which he also wrote and directed. He and Launder made over 40 films together, founding their own production company Individual Pictures. While Launder concentrated on directing their comedies, most famously the four St Trinian's School films, Gilliat showed a preference for comedy-thrillers and dramas, including Green for Danger (1946), London Belongs to Me (1948) and State Secret (1950). He wrote the libretto for Malcolm Williamson's opera Our Man in Havana, based on the novel by Graham Greene. He had also worked on the film. He married Beryl Brewer in the early 30s. He had two children: Joanna Gilliat, who is a journalist and is married to Edward Russell, a pilot and Caroline Gilliat, who was an opera singer and teacher, who was married to Anthony Cave Brown (journalist). He had 3 grand children, Amanda Eliasch, Toby Brown and Camilla Horn. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Gilliat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Boys in Blue
Movie · Original Story
Endless Night
Movie · Screenplay
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
Movie · Writer
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Movie · Writer
Left Right and Centre
Movie · Original Story, Screenplay
Fortune Is a Woman
Movie · Screenplay
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Movie · Writer
The Green Man
Movie · Theatre Play, Screenplay
Geordie
Movie · Screenplay
The Constant Husband
Movie · Screenplay
The Belles of St Trinian's
Movie · Screenplay
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Movie · Writer
State Secret
Movie · Screenplay
London Belongs to Me
Movie · Screenplay
I See a Dark Stranger
Movie · Writer
Green for Danger
Movie · Screenplay
Waterloo Road
Movie · Writer
The Rake's Progress
Movie · Screenplay
Millions Like Us
Movie · Screenplay
The Young Mr. Pitt
Movie · Screenplay
Partners in Crime
Movie · Writer
Kipps
Movie · Screenplay
Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light
Movie · Story
Night Train to Munich
Movie · Screenplay
Crook's Tour
Movie · Characters
They Came by Night
Movie · Screenplay
Girl in the News
Movie · Screenplay
Ask a Policeman
Movie · Story
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Movie · Writer
Jamaica Inn
Movie · Screenplay, Dialogue
The Lady Vanishes
Movie · Screenplay
The Gaunt Stranger
Movie · Screenplay
Strange Boarders
Movie · Writer
A Yank at Oxford
Movie · Story
Take My Tip
Movie · Screenplay
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Movie · Screenplay
Seven Sinners
Movie · Writer
Where There's a Will
Movie · Story
Twelve Good Men
Movie · Writer
Strangers on Honeymoon
Movie · Writer
Bulldog Jack
Movie · Screenplay
Chu Chin Chow
Movie · Screenplay
Friday the Thirteenth
Movie · Story
Falling for You
Movie · Story
Facing the Music
Movie · Story
Lord Babs
Movie · Writer
Rome Express
Movie · Screenplay
A Gentleman of Paris
Movie · Writer
The Happy Ending
Movie · Writer
The Ghost Train
Movie · Writer
Lord Richard in the Pantry
Movie · Other