Val Gielgud
British writer (1900-1981) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 81
Val Henry Gielgud CBE was an English actor, writer, director and broadcaster. He was a pioneer of radio drama for the BBC, and also directed the first ever drama to be produced in the newer medium of television.
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- Eric Maschwitz Also in Death at Broadcasting House (1934)
Greta Nissen Val wrote Cafe Colette (1937)
Sally Gray Val wrote Cafe Colette (1937)
Marcel Varnel Directed Royal Cavalcade (1935)
W. P. Kellino Directed Royal Cavalcade (1935)
Walter Summers Directed Royal Cavalcade (1935)- Thomas Bentley Directed Royal Cavalcade (1935)
- Norman Lee Directed Royal Cavalcade (1935)
Reginald Denham Directed Death at Broadcasting House (1934)
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United Kingdom
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Lived 1900 to 1981 · aged 81
