Thomas John Howells (July 1913 – 6 September 1990) was a
Welsh film-maker, who is best remembered for his 1962 documentary ''
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer, whose works include the poems " Do not go gentle into that good night" and " And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Un ...
'' (also known as ''A Tribute to Dylan Thomas''), the only Welsh film to have won an Academy Award, for
Documentary Short Subject in 1963.
Career
Howells was born in
Abertysswg
Abertysswg () is a village in the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
Location
Situated in the South Wales Valleys, Abertysswg is a small village located to the east of Pontlottyn and south-e ...
near Rhymney and was a school teacher before switching to film-making, working within the
Pathe Documentary Unit before going freelance. He wrote around 30 documentaries during the course of his career, and from the 1960s produced work for
HTV, including ''Return To Rhymney'' (1972) and ''Penclawdd Wedding'' (1974). A frequent musical collaborator was
Edward Williams.
Although best known for his impressionistic and lyrical documentaries, he also wrote screenplays for around 30 non-TV feature films, including ''
Front Page Story'' (1953) and ''
Skid Kids'' (1953).
Selected filmography
*
Cricket'' (1950) – scriptwriter
* ''
Elstree Story'' (1952) – writer
References
External links
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1913 births
1990 deaths
Welsh film directors
People from Rhymney
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