Basil Dean 5716164 219985088 2008-06-17T19:29:17Z Lugnuts 1276024 /* Director filmography */ wiki link '''Basil Dean''' ([[March 26]], [[1887]] — [[April 22]], [[1978]]) was an [[England|English]] [[actor]], [[writer]], [[film producer]]/[[film director|director]] and [[theatrical producer]]/[[theatre direction|director]]. Born in Croydon, [[Surrey]], Dean started his career in [[showbusiness]] in [[London]] as a [[West End theatre|West End]] stage actor, and then later became a theatrical producer. He later moved into the film industry and in the early 1930s founded Associated Talking Pictures, which later became [[Ealing Studios]]. He publicised and worked alongside [[Gracie Fields]] and [[George Formby]], among other [[entertainers]]. When the war started he left the [[film]] [[industry]] and became the head of [[Entertainments National Service Association|ENSA]], the government-sponsored body responsible for bringing live performances to the armed services. He was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] for his work with ENSA. His wives included Lady Mercy Greville and Esther Van Gruisen. From August 1934 until 1939 he was married to British stage and film actress, [[Victoria Hopper]]. Dean died from a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] at the age of 91. ==Producer filmography== *[[The Constant Nymph]] (1928) *The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929) *Escape (1930) *Birds of Prey (1930) *Sally in Our Alley (1931) *Nine Till Six (1932) *Love on the Spot (1932) *Looking on the Bright Side (1932) *The Impassive Footman (1932) *The Water Gipsies (1932) *The Sign of Four (1932) *A Honeymoon Adventure (1932) *Three Men in a Boat (1933) *Skipper of the Osprey (1933) *Loyalties (1933) *Autumn Crocus (1934) *Love, Life and Laughter (1934) *Java Head (1934) *Sing As We Go (1934) *Lorna Doone (1935) *Look Up and Laugh (1935) *Midshipman Easy (1935) *No Limit (1936) *The Lonely Road (1936) *Laburnum Grove (1936) *Keep Your Seats, Please (1936) *Whom the Gods Love (1936) *Queen of Hearts (1936/I) *The Show Goes On (1937) *Keep Fit (1937) *Feather Your Nest (1937) *Penny Paradise (1938) *It's in the Air (1938) *When We Are Married (1938) (for television) *[[21 Days]] (1940) (associate producer) *I Believe in You (1952) (co-producer) *The Gentle Gunman (1952) (co-producer) ==Director filmography== *The Constant Nymph (1928) *The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929) *Escape (1930) *Birds of Prey (1930) *Nine Till Six (1932) *Looking on the Bright Side (1932) *The Impassive Footman (1932) *Loyalties (1933) *[[The Constant Nymph]] (1933) *Autumn Crocus (1934) *[[Sing As We Go]] (1934) *Lorna Doone (1935) *Look Up and Laugh (1935) *Whom the Gods Love (1936) *The Show Goes On (1937) *21 Days (1940) ==Writer filmography== *The Constant Nymph (1928) (play) *The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929) *Escape (1930) *Birds of Prey (1930) *Looking on the Bright Side (1932) *The Water Gipsies (1932) *A Honeymoon Adventure (1932) *The Constant Nymph (1933) (play) (dialogue) *Autumn Crocus (1934) *Sensation (1936) (play Murder Gang) *The Show Goes On (1937) *Penny Paradise (1938) (story) *The Constant Nymph (1938) (TV) (play) *21 Days (1940) *[[The Constant Nymph]] (1943) (play) ==External links== * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0212704/ Basil Dean in the IMDb] [[Category:Deaths by myocardial infarction|Dean, Basil]] [[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire|Dean, Basil]] [[Category:English film actors|Dean, Basil]] [[Category:English film directors|Dean, basil]] [[Category:English film producers|Dean, Basil]] [[Category:English screenwriters|Dean, Basil]] [[Category:English stage actors|Dean, Basil]] [[Category:People from Croydon|Dean, Basil]] [[Category:1887 births|Dean, Basil]] [[Category:1978 deaths|Dean, Basil]]