Francis Lyndhurst

Francis Lyndhurst was an English theatrical scenery painter, film producer and film director, who set up an early film studio at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.[1]

Francis Lyndhurst
OccupationPainter, film producer, film director 

Lyndhurst's first films, beginning with The Showman’s Dream in 1914, were made at Shoreham Fort by his production company (called Sealite[1] or Sunny South Film Company[2] - sources vary). The next year, set up the Glasshouse Studio in a nearby, glass-sided, building.[3] The business failed and Lyndhurst returned to his former occupation of scenery painting.[2][3]

During World War II the barn in which Lyndhurst stored his films was destroyed by bombing. No copies of any of his films are known to survive.[3]

Lyndhurst's grandson is the actor Nicholas Lyndhurst.[1]

References
  1. "Film Studio". Shoreham Fort. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. McKie, David (10 November 2008). "Bungalow town boom". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. "Series 7: Episode 4". Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. Series 7. Episode 4. 2017-11-16. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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