About St. John Legh Clowes
Lived 1907 – 1951 (aged 43–44). St. John Legh Clowes was a film director.
St. John Legh Clowes (1907–1951) was a South African writer and director.
Biography
Clowes was born in East London, Cape Colony (now South Africa). His parents - Captain Philip Cecil Clowes and Daphne Scholz, were married in Cape Town in 1903. (Daphne's sister Avice married actor/writer Roland Pertwee in 1911.) His grandfather, and namesake, was married to Elizabeth Caroline Bingham, the daughter of Denis Arthur Bingham, 3rd Baron Clanmorris.
His paternal aunt was the writer Elinor Mordaunt. He died in London in 1951.
Select credits
Frozen Fate (1929) – writer Grand Prix (1934) – writer, director Soldier, Sailor (1944) – writer Battle for Music (1945) – writer Dear Murderer (1947) – original play Things Happen at Night (1948) – producer, writer No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948) – writer, director
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Who was St. John Legh Clowes?
(died 1951)
When was St. John Legh Clowes born?
St. John Legh Clowes was born in 1907.
When did St. John Legh Clowes die?
St. John Legh Clowes died in 1951 in London.
What was St. John Legh Clowes's occupation?
St. John Legh Clowes was a film director.
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