Sidney Gilliat Net Worth is$6 Million Sidney Gilliat Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Sidney Gilliat (15 February 1908 – 31 May 1994) was a British film director, producer and writer.He was born in the district of Edgeley in Stockport, Cheshire. In the 1930s he worked as a scriptwriter, most notably with Frank Launder on The Lady Vanishes (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and its sequel Night Train to Munich (1940), directed by Carol Reed. He and Launder made their directorial debut co-directing the home front drama Millions Like Us (1943). From 1945 he also worked as a producer, starting with The Rake's Progress, which he also wrote and directed. He and Launder made over 40 films together, founding their own production company Individual Pictures. While Launder concentrated on directing their comedies, most famously the four St Trinian's School films, Gilliat showed a preference for comedy-thrillers and dramas, including Green for Danger (1946), London Belongs to Me (1948) and State Secret (1950).He wrote the libretto for Malcolm Williamson's opera Our Man in Havana, based on the novel by Graham Greene. He had also worked on the film.He married Beryl Brewer in the early 1930s. He had two children: Joanna Gilliat, who is a journalist and is married to Edward Russell, a pilot and Caroline Gilliat, who was an opera singer and teacher, who was married to Anthony Cave Brown (journalist). He had 3 grandchildren, Amanda Eliasch, Toby Brown and Camilla Horn. He also had four great-grandchildren Charles and Jack Eliasch and Lara and Alicia Horn. He died in Wiltshire, England in May 1994 aged 86.
Date Of Birth February 15, 1908 Died 1994-05-31 Place Of Birth Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK Profession Writer, Producer, Director Spouse Beryl Brewer Star Sign Aquarius
# Fact 1 Daughters: Caroline, opera singer and teacher, and Joanna, a journalist. 2 Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 629-633 (included in entry for Frank Launder). New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. 3 Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat worked as a team (Director/Producer/Writer) on 40+ films from 1930 - 1966.
Writer Title Year Status Character The Boys in Blue 1984 original story "Ask a Policeman" The Lady Vanishes 1979 based on the screenplay by Endless Night 1972 screenplay Au théâtre ce soir 1971 TV Series play - 1 episode The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery 1966 original story Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt 1965 TV Movie play "Meet a Body" The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's 1960 Left Right and Centre 1959 screenplay / story Blue Murder at St. Trinian's 1957 She Played with Fire 1957 The Open Window 1956 TV Movie libretto The Green Man 1956 play "Meet a Body" / screenplay Wee Geordie 1955 screenplay Marriage a la Mode 1955 original screenplay The Belles of St. Trinian's 1954 screenplay Gilbert and Sullivan 1953 writer Soldiers Three 1951 The Great Manhunt 1950 screenplay Dulcimer Street 1948 screenplay Green for Danger 1947 screenplay I See a Dark Stranger 1946 by / screenplay Notorious Gentleman 1945 screenplay Waterloo Road 1945 written by Two Thousand Women 1944 uncredited Millions Like Us 1943 an original screenplay written by The Young Mr. Pitt 1942 screenplay Uncensored 1942 screenplay - uncredited Unpublished Story 1942 uncredited Partners in Crime 1942 Short Crook's Tour 1941 characters - uncredited The Remarkable Mr. Kipps 1941 screenplay Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light 1941 Short story You're Telling Me! 1941 Short Night Train to Munich 1940 screenplay - as Sydney Gilliat Girl in the News 1940 screenplay They Came by Night 1940 screenplay Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday 1939 writer Jamaica Inn 1939 dialogue / screen play Ask a Policeman 1939 story - as Sidney Gilliatt The Phantom Strikes 1938 screen play The Lady Vanishes 1938 screen play - as Sidney Gilliatt Strange Boarders 1938 as S. Gilliat A Yank at Oxford 1938 original story Take My Tip 1937 Strangers on Honeymoon 1936 The Man Who Lived Again 1936 screenplay Where There's a Will 1936 story - as Sidney Gilliatt Doomed Cargo 1936 Twelve Good Men 1936 King of the Damned 1935 Alias Bulldog Drummond 1935 screenplay My Heart Is Calling 1935 adaptation and Dialogue Orders Is Orders 1934 Chu Chin Chow 1934 screenplay Jack Ahoy 1934 Facing the Music 1933 story Post Haste 1933 Short writer Sign Please 1933 Short writer Friday the Thirteenth 1933 story Falling for You 1933/I story Rome Express 1932 additional dialogue / scenario Night and Day 1932 script contributor Lord Babs 1932 A Gentleman of Paris 1931 The Happy Ending 1931 The Ghost Train 1931 dialogue - uncredited The Gaunt Stranger 1931 additional dialogue Third Time Lucky 1931 additional dialogue Bed and Breakfast 1930 uncredited Lord Richard in the Pantry 1930 uncredited You'd Be Surprised! 1930 additional gags - uncredited Red Pearls 1930 uncredited
Producer Title Year Status Character Get Charlie Tully 1972 executive producer Endless Night 1972 producer Joey Boy 1965 producer The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's 1960 producer The Bridal Path 1959 producer Left Right and Centre 1959 producer Blue Murder at St. Trinian's 1957 producer Big Time Operators 1957 executive producer - uncredited She Played with Fire 1957 producer The Green Man 1956 producer Wee Geordie 1955 producer Marriage a la Mode 1955 producer The Belles of St. Trinian's 1954 producer Gilbert and Sullivan 1953 producer Folly to Be Wise 1952 producer The Moment of Truth 1952 associate producer Bikini Baby 1951 producer The Great Manhunt 1950 producer The Happiest Days of Your Life 1950 producer The Blue Lagoon 1949 producer Dulcimer Street 1948 producer Captain Boycott 1947 producer Green for Danger 1947 producer I See a Dark Stranger 1946 producer Notorious Gentleman 1945 producer Where There's a Will 1936 associate producer - uncredited
Director Title Year Status Character Endless Night 1972 The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery 1966 Only Two Can Play 1962 Left Right and Centre 1959 She Played with Fire 1957 Marriage a la Mode 1955 Gilbert and Sullivan 1953 The Great Manhunt 1950 Dulcimer Street 1948 Green for Danger 1947 Notorious Gentleman 1945 Waterloo Road 1945 Millions Like Us 1943 Partners in Crime 1942 Short
Miscellaneous Title Year Status Character The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery 1966 presenter Only Two Can Play 1962 presenter The Bridal Path 1959 presenter Left Right and Centre 1959 presenter Blue Murder at St. Trinian's 1957 presenter Big Time Operators 1957 presenter Wee Geordie 1955 presenter The Greenwood Tree 1929 advisor: script - uncredited
Actor Title Year Status Character Left Right and Centre 1959 Sleeping member of the electorate (uncredited) Notorious Gentleman 1945 Narrator (voice, uncredited) You'd Be Surprised! 1930 Bit Part (uncredited) Would You Believe It! 1929 Restaurant customer
Assistant Director Title Year Status Character The Last Hour 1930 assistant director - uncredited You'd Be Surprised! 1930 assistant director Red Pearls 1930 assistant director Would You Believe It! 1929 assistant director
Soundtrack Title Year Status Character The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery 1966 lyrics: "St. Trinian's School Song" - uncredited Blue Murder at St. Trinian's 1957 lyrics: "St.Trinian's School Song" - uncredited Chu Chin Chow 1934 lyrics: Selections
Sound Department Title Year Status Character The Last Hour 1930 sound effects - uncredited You'd Be Surprised! 1930 sound effects
Self Title Year Status Character Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood 1995 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself The Late Show 1992 TV Series documentary Himself Cinema 1971 TV Series documentary Himself Panorama 1959 TV Series documentary Himself
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1957 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best British Screenplay The Green Man (1956) 1956 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best British Screenplay The Constant Husband (1955) 1950 Golden Lion Venice Film Festival State Secret (1950)
Known for movies The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Jamaica Inn (1939)
The Green Man (1956)
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
$6 Million
