Stuart Burge (15 January 1918 – 24 January 2002) was an English stage and film director, actor and producer. The son of H. O. Burge, by his marriage to K. M. Haig, Burge was educated at Eagle House School, Sandhurst, and Felsted School, Essex, then trained for an acting career at the Old Vic, 1936–37, and at Oxford Rep, 1937–38. He was back at the Old Vic and appearing in the

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in 1938–39, then during the

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of 1939–45 he served in the

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's Intelligence Corps. After the war he returned to his acting career at the

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, the Young Vic, and the Commercial Theatre, between 1946 and 1949.‘BURGE, Stuart’, in ''Who Was Who'' (A. & C. Black, 1920–2008)
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, December 2007, accessed 20 April 2012 He was a director by 1948. He was responsible for many distinguished productions for both stage and television, including four film adaptations of plays. He married Josephine Parker, an American actress, and had five children: Lucy Burge, Stephen Burge, Nicholas Burge, Matthew Burge and Emma Burge.

Selected filmography

As director

* 1956 : ''

David Copperfield ''David Copperfield''Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work; see is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from infancy to matur ...

'' (TV) * 1959 : '' Back to Back'' (TV) * 1959 : ''

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'' (TV) * 1959 : ''

The Third Man ''The Third Man'' is a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt, Orson Welles as Harry Lime and Trevor Howard as Major Calloway. Set in post-Worl ...

'' (TV) * 1959 : ''

The Waltz of the Toreadors ''The Waltz of the Toreadors'' (''La Valse des toréadors'') is a 1951 play by Jean Anouilh. Plot This bitter farce is set in 1910 France and focuses on General Léon Saint-Pé and his infatuation with Ghislaine, a woman with whom he danced at a g ...

'' * 1959 : ''

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'' (TV) * 1960 : '' There Was a Crooked Man'' * 1962 : '' The Ghost Sonata'' (TV) * 1963 : ''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897, and first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre, directed by Konstan ...

'' * 1964 : ''

Danger Man ''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again ...

(TV) * 1965 : ''

Othello ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'', often shortened to ''Othello'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulat ...

'' * 1966 : '' Nelson: A Study in Miniature'' (TV) * 1967 : ''

The Mikado ''The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan, operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, whe ...

'' * 1967 : '' Play with a Tiger'' (TV) * 1970 : '' Married Alive'' (TV) * 1970 : ''

'' * 1974 : ''

Fall of Eagles Autumn, also known as fall (especially in US & Canada), is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere ...

'' (TV) * 1975 : '' Under Western Eyes'' (TV) * 1976 : '' Bill Brand'' (TV) * 1978 : ''

Rumpole of the Bailey ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, a middle-aged London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, ...

'' (TV) * 1981 : '' Sons and Lovers'' (TV) * 1982 : '' Play for Tomorrow'' (TV) * 1983 : '' The Home Front'' (TV) * 1983 : '' The Old Men at the Zoo'' (TV) * 1984 : ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' (W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. ...

'' (TV) * 1986 : ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

'' (TV) * 1986 : '' Naming the Names'' (TV) * 1986 : '' Breaking Up'' (TV) * 1988 : '' Dinner at Noon'' (TV) * 1988 : ''

The Rainbow ''The Rainbow'' is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence, first published by Methuen & Co. in 1915. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire, focusing particularly on the individual's struggle for growt ...

'' (BBC miniseries) * 1989 : ''Chinese Whispers'' (TV) * 1991 : ''

The House of Bernarda Alba ''The House of Bernarda Alba'' () is a play (theatre), play by the Spain, Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. Commentators have often grouped it with ''Blood Wedding (play), Blood Wedding'' and ''Yerma'' as the Rural Trilogy. García Lorc ...

'' (TV) * 1992 : '' After the Dance'' (TV) * 1993 : ''The Wexford Trilogy'' by Billy Roche: ''A Handful of Stars'', ''Poor Beast in the Rain'' and ''Belfry'' (BBC TV) * 1994 : '' Seaforth'' (TV)

As actor

* 1953 : ''

The Malta Story ''Malta Story'' is a 1953 British war film, directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, set during the air defence of Malta during Siege of Malta (World War II), the Siege of Malta in the World War II, Second World War. The film uses real and unique foota ...

'' (Paolo)

Stage, technical direction

* 1950 : ''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola an ...

'' Old Vic Company/British Council touring production, Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi, Free Territory of Trieste

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* 1918 births 2002 deaths English male film actors English film producers English film directors People educated at Eagle House School People educated at Felsted School Commanders of the Order of the British Empire British Army personnel of World War II Intelligence Corps soldiers 20th-century English businesspeople Shakespearean directors {{UK-film-director-stub