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'''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]
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