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John Sutro

1903 – 1985

British film producer

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Lived 1903 – 1985 (aged 82). John Sutro was a British film producer.

John Sutro (23 April 1903 – 18 June 1985) was a British film producer. He produced seven films between 1941 and 1951. He was a member of the jury at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.

Education At Oxford Sutro conceived the Railway Club, which was dominated by Harold Acton. The other members included: Henry Yorke, Roy Harrod, Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath, David Plunket Greene, Edward Henry Charles James Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester, Brian Howard, Michael Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse, Hugh Lygon, Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne, Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross, Mark Ogilvie-Grant, John Drury-Lowe and Evelyn Waugh.

Personal life He was a close friend of the Mitford sisters and was a regular part of the group of artists and intellectuals with whom they regularly associated in the 1920s and 1930s. Sutro was Jewish.

Filmography 49th Parallel (1941) The Way Ahead (1944) Men of Two Worlds (1946) Carnival (1946) Children of Chance (1949) Her Favourite Husband (1950) Honeymoon Deferred (1951) Cheer the Brave (1951)

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Who was John Sutro?

British film producer

When was John Sutro born?

John Sutro was born on 23 April 1903 in London.

When did John Sutro die?

John Sutro died on 18 June 1985 in Monte Carlo.

What was John Sutro's occupation?

John Sutro was a film producer.

What nationality was John Sutro?

John Sutro was British.

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· Wikipedia: John Sutro

· Wikidata: Q6259714

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