Sidney Gilliat
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
WritingBirthday
February 15, 1908Deathday
May 31, 1994Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
57Place of birth
Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UKAlso known as
Sidney Gilliatt, Sydney Gilliat, S. Gilliat, Сидни ДжиллиатCrew credits
The Lady Vanishes
ScreenplayThe Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
Writer, ProducerThe Man Who Changed His Mind
ScreenplayThe Belles of St. Trinian's
Screenplay, ProducerI See a Dark Stranger
Writer, ProducerEndless Night
Director, Screenplay, Executive ProducerNight Train to Munich
ScreenplayGreen for Danger
Director, Screenplay, ProducerThe Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
Director, WriterAsk a Policeman
StoryWaterloo Road
Director, WriterSeven Sinners
WriterThe Happiest Days of Your Life
ProducerMillions Like Us
Director, ScreenplayOnly Two Can Play
DirectorCrook's Tour
CharactersLondon Belongs to Me
Director, Screenplay, ProducerFortune Is a Woman
Director, Screenplay, ProducerThe Rake's Progress
Director, Producer, ScreenplayThe Gaunt Stranger
ScreenplayThey Came by Night
Screenplay