Paul Soskin (23 February 190515 July 1975) was a Russian-born British

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and film producer. Soskin was born in the

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, which was then part of the Russian Empire. His first few films in Britain were low-budget

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, but his breakthrough came with the 1941 comedy ''

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'' starring

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. In 1948 he produced director

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's drama '' The Weaker Sex'' for

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.Mayer p.193-94 His daughter Tatiana married

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Filmography

* ''

Ten Minute Alibi ''Ten Minute Alibi'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Phillips Holmes, Aileen Marson and Theo Shall. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.84 The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Ma ...

'' (1935) * ''

While Parents Sleep ''While Parents Sleep'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Jean Gillie, Enid Stamp Taylor and Romilly Lunge. The film is a screen adaptation of a 1932 play of the same name by Anthony Kimmins, which had been a ...

'' (1935) * '' Two's Company'' (1936) * ''

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' The Weaker Sex'' (1948) * '' Waterfront'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Top of the Form'' (1953) * ''

All for Mary ''All for Mary'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Wendy Toye and starring Nigel Patrick, David Tomlinson, Jill Day and Kathleen Harrison. It was written by Peter Blackmore, Paul Soskin and Alan Melville based on the successful ...

'' (1955) * ''

Happy Is the Bride ''Happy Is the Bride'' is a 1958 black and white British comedy film written and directed by Roy Boulting and starring Ian Carmichael, Janette Scott, Cecil Parker, Terry-Thomas and Joyce Grenfell. It is based on the 1938 play '' Quiet Wedding'' ...

'' (1958) * '' Law and Disorder'' (1958)

References

Bibliography

* Mayer, Geoff. ''Roy Ward Baker''. Manchester University Press, 2004.

External links

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