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Jeffrey Dell
British film director and screenwriter (1899-1985) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 85
John Edward Flowers "Jeffrey" Dell 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).
Jeffrey Dell is read about 5 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 12 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1985Died24 February 19851965
Rotten to the CoreFilm, Writer1960
A French MistressFilm, Writer1959
As the Sea RagesFilm, Writer1958
Happy Is the BrideFilm, Writer1957
Brothers in LawFilm, Writer1951
The Dark ManFilm, Director, Writer1948
It's Hard to be GoodFilm, Director, Writer1944
Don't Take It to HeartFilm, Director, Writer1943
The Flemish FarmFilm, Director, Writer1942
Thunder RockFilm, Writer1941
Freedom RadioFilm, Writer
The Saint's VacationFilm, 1941Writer1938
Kate Plus TenFilm, Writer1937Make-UpFilm, Writer1899Born7 May 1899
Rotten to the CoreFilm, Writer1960A French MistressFilm, Writer1959As the Sea RagesFilm, Writer1958Happy Is the BrideFilm, Writer1957Brothers in LawFilm, Writer1951The Dark ManFilm, Director, Writer1948It's Hard to be GoodFilm, Director, Writer1944Don't Take It to HeartFilm, Director, Writer1943The Flemish FarmFilm, Director, Writer1942Thunder RockFilm, Writer1941Freedom RadioFilm, WriterThe Saint's VacationFilm, 1941Writer1938Kate Plus TenFilm, Writer1937Make-UpFilm, Writer1899Born7 May 1899People around Jeffrey
Close ties
Roy Boulting Directed Thunder Rock and Brothers in Law
John Boulting Produced Thunder Rock and Brothers in Law- Miles Malleson Jeffrey directed Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
- Sydney Box Produced The Flemish Farm (1943)
Ian Bannen Jeffrey directed Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
Terry-Thomas Jeffrey directed Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
John Le Mesurier Jeffrey directed Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
Clive Brook Jeffrey directed The Flemish Farm (1943)
Nicholas Parsons Also in Brothers in Law and Happy Is the Bride- Kynaston Reeves Jeffrey directed Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
- Basil Dignam Also in Brothers in Law (1957)
Ronald Squire Also in Freedom Radio and The Flemish Farm- Edith Sharpe Also in Brothers in Law and Happy Is the Bride
Anthony Asquith Directed Freedom Radio (1941)
Patricia Medina Jeffrey directed Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
Richard Greene Jeffrey directed Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
Bernard Miles Jeffrey wrote Freedom Radio (1941)
Leslie Fenton Directed The Saint's Vacation (1941)
Alfred Zeisler Directed Make-Up (1937)
Athene Seyler Also in Happy Is the Bride and A French Mistress- Horst Hächler Directed As the Sea Rages (1959)
Edward Underdown Jeffrey directed The Dark Man (1951)- Eric Barker Also in Brothers in Law and Happy Is the Bride
- Arthur Hambling Also in Kate Plus Ten and Don't Take It to Heart
Filmography 15
33 credits on file
About this person
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.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1985 · aged 85
