About Val Valentine
Lived 1895 – 1971 (aged 76). Val Valentine was a British screenwriter, writer and film director.
Val Valentine (1895–1971) was a British screenwriter.
Val Guest said he was "a larger-than-life character who won the VC and Christ knows what else. He was a large lively man, always brimming with ideas, some awful, some of which were very funny, many of which we used."
Selected filmography
The Vagabond Queen (1929) Alf's Carpet (1929) Elstree Calling (1930) Why Sailors Leave Home (1930) The Rocket Bus (1930) The Compulsory Husband (1930) The Yellow Mask (1930) Almost a Honeymoon (1930) Compromising Daphne (1930) Song of Soho (1930) Old Soldiers Never Die (1931) The Love Habit (1931) The Wife's Family (1931) Poor Old Bill (1931) Rich and Strange (1931) Kiss Me Sergeant (1932) Pyjamas Preferred (1932) Get That Venus (1933) Captain Bill (1936) The Girl in the Taxi (1937) Feather Your Nest (1937) Cafe Colette (1937) Keep Smiling (1938) The High Command (1938) Come on George! (1939) Shipyard Sally (1939) Gasbags (1941) Waterloo Road (1945) I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945) This Man Is Mine (1946) This Was a Woman (1948) Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) The Constant Husband (1955) See How They Run (1955) They Can't Hang Me (1955) Fortune Is a Woman (1957) Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957) Left Right and Centre (1959) Friends and Neighbours (1959) The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960) A Weekend with Lulu (1961)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Val Valentine?
British screenwriter (1895–1971)
When was Val Valentine born?
Val Valentine was born on 14 February 1895 in London.
When did Val Valentine die?
Val Valentine died on 16 November 1971 in Brighton.
What was Val Valentine's occupation?
Val Valentine was a screenwriter, writer and film director.
What nationality was Val Valentine?
Val Valentine was British.
Sources & further reading
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Val Valentine. https://biography.guide/val-valentine/
MLA: "Val Valentine." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/val-valentine/.
Chicago: "Val Valentine." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/val-valentine/.
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