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Frank Launder (28 January 1906 β 23 February 1997) was a British writer, film director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat.
He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England and worked briefly as a clerk before becoming an actor and then a playwright. He began working as a screenwriter on British films in the 1930s, contributing the original story for the classic Will Hay comedy Oh, Mr Porter! (1937). After writing a number of screenplays with Gilliat, including The Lady Vanishes (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and Night Train to Munich for Carol Reed; the two men wrote 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 in Monaco. The couple had two children.
Filmography
all 77
Movies 77
Writer 50
Director 18
Producer 9
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
Ooh... You Are Awful (1972)
Endless Night (1972)
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt (1965)
Joey Boy (1965)
Ring of Spies (1964)
Only Two Can Play (1962)
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)
The Bridal Path (1959)
Left Right and Centre (1959)
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
The Green Man (1956)
Geordie (1955)
The Constant Husband (1955)
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
Folly to Be Wise (1952)
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
State Secret (1950)
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
London Belongs to Me (1948)
Captain Boycott (1947)
Green for Danger (1946)
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
The Rake's Progress (1945)
Two Thousand Women (1944)
Soldier, Sailor (1944)
Millions Like Us (1943)
We Dive at Dawn (1943)
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
Partners in Crime (1942)
Kipps (1941)
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
Crook's Tour (1940)
Night Train to Munich (1940)
They Came by Night (1940)
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
A Girl Must Live (1939)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937)
Don't Get Me Wrong (1937)
Educated Evans (1936)
Seven Sinners (1936)
Where's Sally? (1936)
Twelve Good Men (1936)
Rolling Home (1935)
The Black Mask (1935)
Get Off My Foot (1935)
I Give My Heart (1935)
So You Won't Talk (1935)
Emil and the Detectives (1935)
Those Were the Days (1934)
A Southern Maid (1934)
Happy (1933)
You Made Me Love You (1933)
Hawleys of High Street (1933)
Facing The Music (1933)
For the Love of Mike (1932)
Josser in the Army (1932)
Old Spanish Customers (1932)
The Last Coupon (1932)
After Office Hours (1932)
Keepers of Youth (1931)
Lucky children (1931)
Hobson's Choice (1931)
The Woman Between (1931)
How He Lied to Her Husband (1931)
Children of Chance (1930)
The Middle Watch (1930)
Harmony Heaven (1930)
Song of Soho (1930)
The W Plan (1930)
Under the Greenwood Tree (1929)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1906-01-28
Deathday1997-02-23 (91 years old)
Birth PlaceHitchin, United Kingdom
RelationshipsBernadette O'Farrell (1950-01-01 - 1997-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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