David Evans (August 7, 1893 – May 20, 1966) was a British

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and

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. He entered the British film industry during the 1930s where he worked on a number of

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. During the 1940s he was employed on several more prestigious films such as

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's '' Portrait from Life'' (1948).Nelmes p.88 From the mid-1950s he switched to the United States working on a final screenplay '' Strange Intruder'' (1956) before switching to television.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1934) * ''

You Must Get Married ''You Must Get Married'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Frances Day, Neil Hamilton and Robertson Hare. It was based on a novel of the same title by David Evans. Premise In order to be able to work in Br ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' Against the Tide'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' Wise Guys'' (1937) * '' Passenger to London'' (1937) * ''

Member of the Jury ''Member of the Jury'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Ellis Irving, Marjorie Hume and Franklyn Bellamy.

'' (1937) * '' There Was a Young Man'' (1937) * '' The Five Pound Man'' (1937) * ''

Murder in the Family ''Murder in the Family'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Barry Jones, Jessica Tandy and Evelyn Ankers. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carmen Dillon. It was adapted from a 1936 novel of th ...

'' (1938) * '' The Londonderry Air'' (1938) * '' Second Thoughts'' (1938) * '' Irish and Proud of It'' (1938) * ''

The Villiers Diamond ''The Villiers Diamond'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Edward Ashley, Evelyn Ankers and Frank Birch. The screenplay concerns a man who is threatened with scandal when he accidentally acquires a stolen ...

'' (1938) * ''

Who Goes Next? ''Who Goes Next?'' is a 1938 British war drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart and Jack Hawkins. The story was inspired by the escape of 29 officers through a tunnel from Holzminden prisoner-of-war ...

'' (1938) * '' What Would You Do, Chums?'' (1939) * ''

I'll Turn to You ''I'll Turn to You'' is a 1946 British drama film directed by Geoffrey Faithfull and starring Terry Randall, Don Stannard and Harry Welchman. A returning serviceman faces problems with his wife and his job. Although not a musical, the film has ...

'' (1946) * '' This Man Is Mine'' (1946) * ''

When You Come Home ''When You Come Home'' is a 1948 British comedy film directed by John Baxter (director), John Baxter and starring Frank Randle, Leslie Sarony and Leslie Holmes (comedian), Leslie Holmes. Plot When the music hall where he works is threatened wit ...

'' (1948) * ''

The Three Weird Sisters ''The Three Weird Sisters'' is a 1948 British melodrama film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Nancy Price, Mary Clare, Mary Merrall, Nova Pilbeam and Raymond Lovell. The film has Gothic influences. The screenplay was adapted by Dylan Th ...

'' (1948) * '' Snowbound'' (1948) * '' Portrait from Life'' (1949) * '' Midnight Episode'' (1950) * ''

Once a Sinner Once a Sinner may refer to: * Once a Sinner (1950 film), a British drama film * Once a Sinner (1931 film) ''Once a Sinner'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romance film directed by Guthrie McClintic and written by George Middleton. The film stars ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Late Edwina Black ''The Late Edwina Black'' (U.S. ''Obsessed'') is a 1951 British crime film, directed by Maurice Elvey and starring David Farrar (actor), David Farrar, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Roland Culver. The film is a melodramatic mystery film, murder myste ...

'' (1951) * '' The Third Visitor'' (1951) * '' Strange Intruder'' (1956)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Nelmes, Jill. ''The Screenwriter in British Cinema''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.

External links

* 1893 births 1966 deaths 20th-century British screenwriters 20th-century British novelists British emigrants to the United States British male novelists British male screenwriters {{UK-film-bio-stub