Andrew P. Wilson
Scottish film and theatre director
About Andrew P. Wilson
Lived 1886 – 1950 (aged 63–64). Andrew P. Wilson was a film director, theatre director, theatre manager, playwright, actor and director.
Andrew Patrick Wilson (born 1886), was a British director, playwright, teacher, and actor.
He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He acted as General Manager for the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland in 1914-15. There, he produced his own play, The Slough, about Irish poor. He was also one of the co-creators of the Scottish National Players (1921–1924).
In 1924 he directed a series of silent films adapted from the golf stories of P.G. Wodehouse. The films featured actor Harry Beasley as a caddie who observes the humorous dramas of various golfers, thus providing a connective tissue between the short films. (In the short stories, this function is performed by The Oldest Member of a golfing club.)
Wilson wrote radio plays for the BBC, including the series Sandy and Andy that ran between 1936 and 1947.
Selected filmography Ordeal by Golf (1924)
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Who was Andrew P. Wilson?
Scottish film and theatre director (1886-1950)
When was Andrew P. Wilson born?
Andrew P. Wilson was born in 1886 in Dumfries.
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Andrew P. Wilson died in 1950.
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Andrew P. Wilson was a film director, theatre director, theatre manager, playwright, actor and director.
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