Frank Launder

Frank Launder

Deceased · Born: Jan 28, 1906 · Died: Feb 23, 1997

Personal Details

Born Jan 28, 1906 Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Spouse
  • Bernadette O'Farrell

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Feb 23, 1997 )
  • Alicia Quayle

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to May 14, 2024 )

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Launder (28 January 1906 – 23 February 1997) was a British writer, film director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England and worked briefly as a clerk before becoming an actor and then a playwright. He began working as a screenwriter on British films in the 1930s, contributing the original story for the classic Will Hay comedy Oh, Mr Porter! (1937). After writing a number of screenplays with Gilliat, including The Lady Vanishes (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and Night Train to Munich for Carol Reed; the two men wrote and directed the wartime drama Millions Like Us (1943). After founding their own production company Individual Pictures, they produced a number of memorable dramas and thrillers including I See a Dark Stranger (1945) and Green for Danger (1946), but were best known for their comedies including The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) and most famously, the St Trinians series, based on Ronald Searle's cartoons set in an anarchic girls school. He was married to actress Bernadette O'Farrell from 1950 until his death in Monaco. The couple had two children.

Career

1964
Ring of Treason
Ring of Treason as Writer
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1957
She Played with Fire
She Played with Fire as Screenplay
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1956
The Green Man
The Green Man as Screenplay
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1945
Notorious Gentleman
Notorious Gentleman as Screenplay
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1944
Soldier, Sailor
Soldier, Sailor as Screenplay
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1942
The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt as Screenplay
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1941
Mail Train
Mail Train as Writer
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1940
Crook's Tour
Crook's Tour as Characters
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Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich as Screenplay
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1939
A Girl Must Live
A Girl Must Live as Writer
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Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday as Writer
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1938
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes as Screenplay
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1936
Doomed Cargo
Doomed Cargo as Writer
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1933
You Made Me Love You
You Made Me Love You as Writer
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1930
The W Plan
The W Plan as Writer
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1980
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's as Director
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1966
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery as Director, Writer
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1965
Joey Boy
Joey Boy as Director, Screenplay
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1960
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's as Director, Writer
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1959
The Bridal Path
The Bridal Path as Director, Screenplay
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1957
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's as Director, Writer
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1955
Wee Geordie
Wee Geordie as Director, Screenplay
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1954
The Belles of St. Trinian's
The Belles of St. Trinian's as Director, Screenplay
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1952
Folly to Be Wise
Folly to Be Wise as Director, Screenplay
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1951
Bikini Baby
Bikini Baby as Director, Writer
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1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life as Director, Screenplay
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1949
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon as Director, Screenplay
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1947
Captain Boycott
Captain Boycott as Director, Writer
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1946
I See a Dark Stranger
I See a Dark Stranger as Director, Screenplay, Story
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1944
Two Thousand Women
Two Thousand Women as Director, Screenplay
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1943
Millions Like Us
Millions Like Us as Director, Screenplay
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