About Anson Dyer
Lived 1876 – 1962 (aged 85). Anson Dyer was a British film director, screenwriter, animator and film producer.
Anson Dyer, born Ernest J. Anson Dyer (Brighton, 18 July 1876 – Cheltenham, 22 February 1962), was an English director, screenwriter, animator, and actor. His company Stratford Abbey Films, based in Stroud, was the only Technicolor production unit and three-colour camera in the whole of Western Europe in the 1940s.
Filmography The following filmography, based on the Internet Movie Database, is incomplete.
Director
Peter's Picture Poems (1917) Old King Koal (1917) Three Little Pigs (1918) Oh'phelia or Oh'phelia a Cartoon Burlesque (1919) Romeo and Juliet (1919) The Merchant of Venice (1919) 'Amlet (1919) Othello (1920) Dollars in Surrey, co-directed by George Dewhurst (1921) Little Red Riding Hood (1922) A Day in Liverpool (1929) The Story of the Port of London (1932) Drummed Out Sam and His Musket Beat the Retreat Carmen (1936) Sam's Medal Halt, Who Goes There? The Lion and Albert Three Ha'pence a Foot Gunner Sam As Old as the Hills Fowl Play (1950)
Writer
Peter's Picture Poems, directed by Anson Dyer (1917) Old King Koal, directed by Anson Dyer (1917) Oh'phelia or Oh'phelia a Cartoon Burlesque, directed by Anson Dyer (1919) Romeo and Juliet, directed by Anson Dyer (1919) The Merchant of Venice, directed by Anson Dyer (1919) 'Amlet, directed by Anson Dyer (1919) Othello, directed by Anson Dyer (1920) The Story of the Port of London, directed by Anson Dyer (1932) Flood Tide, directed by John Baxter (1934) Carmen, directed by Anson Dyer (1936) The Vicar of Bray, directed by Henry Edwards (1937) The Second Mate, directed by John Baxter (1950)
Animator
The Story of the Port of London, directed by Anson Dyer (1932) Peter's Picture Poems, directed by Anson Dyer (1917) Old King Koal, directed by Anson Dyer (1917) Oh'phelia or Oh'phelia a Cartoon Burlesque, directed by Anson Dyer (1919) Romeo and Juliet, directed by Anson Dyer (1919) The Merchant of Venice, directed by Anson Dyer (1919) 'Amlet, directed by Anson Dyer (1919) Othello, directed by Anson Dyer (1920)
Animation Shorts (Gaumont-British News) The British Lion Awakes, directed by Anson Dyer (1939) Hitler On His Front Line, directed by Anson Dyer (1939) Hitler's Peace Pudding, directed by Anson Dyer (1939) Hitler Dances To Stalin's Tune, directed by Anson Dyer (1939) Run, Adolf, Run, directed by Anson Dyer (1940)
Director of photography Peter's Picture Poems, directed by Anson Dyer (1917)
Actor Old King Koal, directed by Anson Dyer (1917)
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Who was Anson Dyer?
British film director and screenwriter (1876-1962)
When was Anson Dyer born?
Anson Dyer was born on 18 July 1876 in Brighton.
When did Anson Dyer die?
Anson Dyer died on 22 February 1962 in Cheltenham.
What was Anson Dyer's occupation?
Anson Dyer was a film director, screenwriter, animator and film producer.
What nationality was Anson Dyer?
Anson Dyer was British.
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