Ivar Campbell

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Ivar Campbell
Born1904
Died1985 (aged 80–81)
Devon
Other namesDonald Robert Ivar Campbell
Occupation(s) Film director
Screenwriter
Years active 1932 - 1938

Ivar Campbell (born 1904, died 1985), full name Donald Robert Ivar Campbell, was a New Zealand screenwriter and film director. [1] Son of Lt-Col Robert Ormus Campbell and Beatrice (née Cadell). [2]

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Personal life

Born in New Zealand when his father was there approx. 1892–1910. He married Sheila Milligan on 14 July 1934 at Littleton Church, near Shepperton. In 1939 he was a farmer in Devon, living with his wife, Sheila (a film scenario writer) and widowed mother Beatrice. [3] In 1950 he appears to own a fishing boat. [4] In 1960, Campbell and his wife purchased Tiverton Castle in Devon which was inherited by his nephew, Angus, in 1985. [5] Sheila Campbell is credited as a writer on Belles of St Clements, Feather Your Nest and Expert Opinion. [6]

Selected filmography

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