Jeffrey Dell

John Edward Flowers "Jeffrey" Dell (7 May 1899 – 24 February 1985) was a British writer, screenwriter, and film director. He is also remembered for his 1939 novel '' Nobody Ordered Wolves'', a satire on the British film industry. His other novels include ''News for Heaven'' (1944) and ''The Hoffmann Episode'' (1954). He co-wrote the 1937 play '' Blondie White'', later adapted into a Hollywood film. Dell was the son of John Edward Dell (1875–1936) and Gertrude Dell (née Flowers; 1874–1947).

Filmography

Director

* ''The Flemish Farm'' (1943)
* ''Don't Take It to Heart'' (1948)
* ''It's Hard to Be Good'' (1948)
* '' The Dark Man'' (1951)
* ''Carlton-Browne of the F.O.'' (co-director, 1959)

Screenwriter

* ''Sanders of the River'' (1935)
* '' Secret Lives'' (1937)
* ''Make-Up'' (1937)
* ''Night Alone'' (1938)
* '' Kate Plus Ten'' (1938)
* ''Freedom Radio'' (1941)
* ''The Saint's Vacation'' (1941)
* '' Thunder Rock'' (1942)
* ''The Flemish Farm'' (1943)
* ''Don't Take It to Heart'' (1944)
* ''It's Hard to Be Good'' (1948)
* '' The Dark Man'' (1951)
* ''Lucky Jim'' (1957)
* '' Brothers in Law'' (1957)
* ''Happy Is the Bride'' (1958)
* ''As the Sea Rages'' (1959)
* ''The Treasure of San Teresa'' (1959)
* '' Cone of Silence'' (1960)
* ''A French Mistress'' (1960)
* ''Suspect'' (1960)
* '' Rotten to the Core'' (1965)
* ''The Family Way'' (1966)

Adapted from his works

* ''Payment Deferred'' (1932)
* ''The Firebird'' (1934)
* ''Spies of the Air'' (1939)
* '' Footsteps in the Dark'' (1941)

References

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1899 births
1985 deaths
British film directors
British male screenwriters
20th-century British male writers
20th-century British screenwriters

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