British screenwriter and film director (1905–1967)
Gilbert Gunn |
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| Born | (1905-03-24)24 March 1905 |
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| Died | 6 December 1967(1967-12-06) (aged 62) |
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| Years active | 1930s–1965 |
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Gilbert Gunn (24 March 1905[1] – 6 December 1967)[2] was a Britishscreenwriter andfilm director.[3]
Gunn worked as a playwright and theatrical producer in the 1930s, and then joined theAssociated British Picture Corporation as screenwriter. In the 1940s he directed over 50 short documentaries for organisations including theMinistry of Information, theCentral Office of Information and theBritish Council.[4]
Director, short documentaries (partial list)
[edit]- Royal Observer Corps (1941)[5]
- Birth of a Tank (1942)[6]
- The Owner Goes Aloft (1942)[7]
- Is Your Journey Really Necessary? (1942)[8]
- Women Away From Home (1942)[9]
- Doing Without (1943)[10]
- Firewatch Dog (1943)[11]
- Canteen Command (1943)[12]
- Order of Lenin (1943)
- Tyneside Story (1943)[13]
- Out Working (1944)[14]
- The Star and the Sand (1945)[15]
- Routine Job: A Story of Scotland Yard (1946)[16]
- Country Policeman (1946)[17]
- Return to Action (1947)[18]
- The Centuries Between (1949)[19]
- Beethoven or Boogie (1949)[20]
Director, short instructional films
[edit]- Golf For All (1965, 7 films)[22]
- The Young Detectives (1963, 8 episodes)
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