George Pollock (27 March 1907 – 22 December 1979) was a

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film director, best known for bringing

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to the big screen for the first time, starring

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Life and work

Born in Leicester,

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in 1907, Pollock began his professional career as an assistant director, assistant film director in 1936. He collaborated in the 1940s with David Lean on such films as ''Brief Encounter'' (1945), ''Great Expectations (1946 film), Great Expectations'' (1946), and ''Oliver Twist (1948 film), Oliver Twist'' (1948). His first film as director was ''Stranger in Town (1957 film), Stranger in Town'' in 1957. However, he is best remembered for bringing the Agatha Christie character

to the big screen for the first time in 1961 with ''Murder She Said''. He directed three more Miss Marple adaptations: ''Murder at the Gallop'' (1963), ''Murder Most Foul (film), Murder Most Foul'' (1964), and ''Murder Ahoy'' (1964) (which was based on an original screenplay). He also directed a 1965 adaptation of Christie's ''Ten Little Indians (1965 film), Ten Little Indians''. As well as film, Pollock directed episodes of the TV programmes ''Interpol Calling'', ''Zero One (TV series), Zero One'', ''Gideon's Way'', and ''Danger Man''. He died 22 December 1979, aged 72, in Thanet District, Thanet in Kent.

Filmography

*''Stranger in Town (1957 film), Stranger in Town'' (1957) *''Rooney (film), Rooney'' (1958) *''Sally's Irish Rogue'' (1958) *''Don't Panic Chaps!'' (1959) *''Broth of a Boy'' (1959) *''And the Same to You'' (1960) *''Murder She Said'' (1961) *''Village of Daughters'' (1962) *''Kill or Cure (1962 film), Kill or Cure'' (1962) *''Murder at the Gallop'' (1963) *''Murder Most Foul (film), Murder Most Foul'' (1964) *''Murder Ahoy'' (1964) *''Ten Little Indians (1965 film), Ten Little Indians'' (1965)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pollock, George 1907 births 1979 deaths English film directors