About Edgar Anstey
Lived 1907 – 1987 (aged 80). Edgar Anstey was a British film producer and film director.
Edgar Anstey (16 February 1907 – 26 September 1987), was a leading British documentary filmmaker.
Anstey was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England in 1907,
He was the uncredited co-director of the "seminal 1935 'social problem' film" Housing Problems. He also served on the Board of Governors of the British Film Institute.
As a producer he was twice-nominated for an Academy Award, for Best Documentary Short Subject in 1964 for Thirty Million Letters and Best Short Subject, Live Action for Snow in 1966
Anstey died in London, England in 1987.
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Who was Edgar Anstey?
British documentary film-maker (1907-1987)
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Edgar Anstey was born on 16 February 1907 in Watford.
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Edgar Anstey died on 26 September 1987 in London.
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Edgar Anstey was a film producer and film director.
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