L'Estrange Fawcett
British screenwriter and producer
About L'Estrange Fawcett
Lived 1894 – 1961 (aged 66–67). L'Estrange Fawcett was a British journalist, screenwriter and film producer.
Arthur Wellesley L'Estrange Fawcett (18941961) was a British screenwriter and film producer, notable for his work at Gainsborough Pictures such as Bed and Breakfast. A former journalist he was also a film critic writing the 1927 work Films: Facts and Forecasts (for which Charlie Chaplin provided a preface) and Writing for the Films in 1932.
He was a son of the Reverend Francis L'Estrange Fawcett and his wife Edith. He was an Exhibitioner of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Commissioned in the First World War, he served with the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Machine Gun Corps, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917.
He married Cecilia Mary Herklots Jerwood (née Powles) in 1920; she was the widow of Major John Hugh Jerwood MC, and mother of John Jerwood. Arthur and Cecilia had two sons – Richard & Robin.
Selected filmography
Writer Smashing Through (1928) High Treason (1929) The Night Porter (1930)
Producer The Great Game (1930) Greek Street (1930) Down River (1931) Bracelets (1931) No Lady (1931) The Happy Ending (1931)
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Who was L'Estrange Fawcett?
British screenwriter and producer
When was L'Estrange Fawcett born?
L'Estrange Fawcett was born in 1894 in Southport.
When did L'Estrange Fawcett die?
L'Estrange Fawcett died on 20 December 1961.
What was L'Estrange Fawcett's occupation?
L'Estrange Fawcett was a journalist, screenwriter and film producer.
What nationality was L'Estrange Fawcett?
L'Estrange Fawcett was British.
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