Dora Nirva

Dora Nirva (b. 1907 ^[1] ) was a British film producer. She began in the industry as an assistant and production manager, then working in Italy. She worked at British National Films for whom she produced The Street Singer, the first woman to be credited as a producer on a British film. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Nirva later worked for Gaumont British as a production manger. ^{[5] [6]} She later purchased films for the BBC.

Select credits

• Third Time Lucky (1931) - script girl
• The Faithful Heart (1932) - assistant director
• The Beloved Vagabond - unit production manager
• The Street Singer (1937) - producer
• An Englishman's Home (1940) aka Mad Men of Europe - script
• Hi Gang (1941) - production manager
• John Smith Wakes Up (1942) - producer

References

1. "ENGLAND'S WOMAN FILM PRODUCER". The Herald. No. 18, 602. Victoria, Australia. 29 December 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 15 August 2025– via National Library of Australia.
2. "WOMAN FILM PRODUCER". The Age . No. 25, 818. Victoria, Australia. 15 January 1938. p. 6 (THE AGE HOME SECTION). Retrieved 15 August 2025– via National Library of Australia.
3. "DIRECT from LONDON". The Australasian . Vol. CXLII, no. 4, 597. Victoria, Australia. 13 February 1937. p. 16 (METROPOLITAN EDITION). Retrieved 15 August 2025– via National Library of Australia.
4. "29, and serious". Sunday Dispatch. 29 November 1936. p. 12.
5. "Girls Get Key Posts In British Studios". The Herald. No. 20, 293. Victoria, Australia. 30 May 1942. p. 11. Retrieved 15 August 2025– via National Library of Australia.
6. "Dora Nirva". Kinematograph year book (1946). 1946.

External links

• Dora Nirva at IMDb