Guy Newall
Guy Newall (1885–1937) was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on the Isle of Wight on 25 May 1885. He began his film career by acting in the 1915 film *The Heart of Sister Ann*. In 1920 he directed his first film, and went on to direct a further ten including The Chinese Puzzle before his death in 1937. He established a production company with George Clark whom he had met during the First World War, and they raised finance to construct a new studios at Beaconsfield Studios. Newall was married twice, to actresses Ivy Duke and Dorothy Batley.[1]
Guy Newall | |
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 Guy Newall in 1920. | |
| Born | 25 May 1885 |
| Died | 25 February 1937 (aged 51) |
| Occupation | Film actor Screenwriter Film director |
| Years active | 1915 - 1937 |
Partial filmography
Director
- The Bigamist (1921)
- Fox Farm (1922)
- Boy Woodburn (1922)
- A Maid of the Silver Sea (1922)
- The Starlit Garden (1923)
- What the Butler Saw (1924)
- Rodney Steps In (1931)
- The Rosary (1931)
- The Marriage Bond (1932)
- The Chinese Puzzle (1932)
- Chin Chin Chinaman (1932)
- The Admiral's Secret (1934)
Actor
- The Heart of Sister Ann (1915)
- Esther (1916)
- Driven (1916)
- Money for Nothing (1916)
- Mother Love (1916)
- Trouble for Nothing (1916)
- The Manxman (1916)
- Comradeship (1919)
- The Garden of Resurrection (1919)
- I Will (1919)
- Fancy Dress (1919)
- The Lure of Crooning Water (1920)
- Duke's Son (1920)
- The Bigamist (1921)
- Boy Woodburn (1922)
- A Maid of the Silver Sea (1922)
- The Starlit Garden (1923)
- Ghost Train (1927)
- Number 17 (1928)
- The Road to Fortune (1930)
- The Eternal Feminine (1931)
- Potiphar's Wife (1931)
- The Marriage Bond (1932)
- Grand Finale (1936)
- Merry Comes to Town (1937)
References
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