About Frederick Wilson
Lived 1912 – 1994 (aged 81–82). Frederick Wilson was a British film director, screenwriter, film editor, producer and director.
Frederick Wilson (13 August 1912, London, UK – August 1994, Cambridge) was a British film editor and director.
Selected filmography Editor When Knights Were Bold (1936) London Melody (1937) Millions (1937) Stolen Life (1939) Under the Frozen Falls (1948) Doctor at Sea (1955) All for Mary (1955) The Iron Petticoat (1956) Checkpoint (1956) Doctor at Large (1957) Campbell's Kingdom (1957) The Wind Cannot Read (1958) The Captain's Table (1959) North West Frontier (1959) I Aim at the Stars (1960) Mysterious Island (1961) Reach for Glory (1963) Lancelot and Guinevere (1963) Girl in the Headlines (1963) The Third Secret (1964) Rattle of a Simple Man (1964) The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965) The Quiller Memorandum (1966) Arabesque (1966) The Big Game (1973)
Director Poet's Pub (1949) Floodtide (1949) (also one of its three writers)
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Who was Frederick Wilson?
British film editor (1912-1994)
When was Frederick Wilson born?
Frederick Wilson was born on 13 August 1912 in London.
When did Frederick Wilson die?
Frederick Wilson died in 1994 in Cambridge.
What was Frederick Wilson's occupation?
Frederick Wilson was a film director, screenwriter, film editor, producer and director.
What nationality was Frederick Wilson?
Frederick Wilson was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Frederick Wilson (film editor)
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