Jeffrey Dell

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Jeffrey Dell
Born
John Edward Flowers Dell

(1899-05-07)7 May 1899
Died24 February 1985(1985-02-24) (aged 85)
Haslemere, Surrey, England
Occupation(s) Director, screenwriter
Years active1932–1966
Spouses
Brenda Callum
(m. 1924;div. 1933)
(one son)
Eileen Weatherstone
(m. 1934;div. 1934)
(m. 1938;div. 1948)
Barbara Poxon
(m. 1948)
(two daughters)
Children3

John Edward Flowers "Jeffrey" Dell (7 May 1899 – 24 February 1985) was a British writer, screenwriter, and film director. [1] He is also remembered for his 1939 novel Nobody Ordered Wolves , a satire on the British film industry. His other novels include News for Heaven (1944) and The Hoffmann Episode (1954). He co-wrote the 1937 play Blondie White , later adapted into a Hollywood film. Dell was the son of John Edward Dell (1875–1936) and Gertrude Dell (née Flowers; 1874–1947).

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Screenwriter

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References

  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | DELL, Jeffrey". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2011.