Sydney Box
ProductionBorn Apr 29, 1907Died May 25, 1983
Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Frank Sydney Box (29 April 1907 – 25 May 1983) was a British film producer and screenwriter, and brother of British film producer Betty Box. In 1940, he founded the documentary film company Verity Films with Jay Lewis.[2] He produced and co-wrote the screenplay, with his then wife director Muriel Box, for The Seventh Veil (1945), which received the 1946 Oscar for best original screenplay.[3] Sydney and Muriel married in 1935, had a daughter Leonora the following year, and divorced in 1969.
Known For
Filmography
1967Deadlier Than the Maleas Executive Producermovie1960Piccadilly Third Stopas Producermovie1960Too Young to Loveas Producermovie1959Subway in the Skyas Producermovie1959The Night We Dropped a Clangeras Executive Producermovie1959The Treasure of San Teresaas Producermovie1958Floods of Fearas Producermovie1957The Truth About Womenas Producermovie1957The Passionate Strangeras Producermovie1956Eyewitnessas Producermovie1955The Prisoneras Executive Producermovie1954To Dorothy, a Sonas Producermovie1954The Beachcomberas Producermovie1954Forbidden Cargoas Producermovie1953Street Corneras Producermovie1952The Happy Familyas Producermovie1950So Long at the Fairas Producermovie1949Christopher Columbusas Executive Producermovie1949Once Upon a Dreamas Producermovie1948Here Come the Huggettsas Writermovie1948Portrait from Lifeas Writermovie1948The Blind Goddessas Writermovie1948My Brother's Keeperas Production Managermovie1948Daybreakas Producermovie1948Good-Time Girlas Producermovie1948Broken Journeyas Producermovie1948Easy Moneyas Screenplaymovie1947Jassyas Producermovie1947Holiday Campas Screenplaymovie1947Dear Murdereras Executive Producermovie1947The Upturned Glassas Producermovie1947The Man Withinas Producermovie1947The Brothersas Writermovie1946A Girl in a Millionas Producermovie1946The Years Betweenas Screenplaymovie1945The Seventh Veilas Producermovie194529 Acacia Avenueas Producermovie1945Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. 2: Macbeth Act II, Scene 2 and Act V, Scene Ias Producermovie1944Don't Take It to Heartas Producermovie1944On Approvalas Executive Producermovie1944Out of Chaosas Producermovie1943The Flemish Farmas Producermovie1943Jig-Saw: Careless Talk Costs Livesas Executive In Charge Of Productionmovie1942We Serveas Producermovie1942Men of Tomorrowas Producermovie1941Ten Tips for Tackling Tanksas Directormovie1941W.V.S.as Producermovie1937O.H.M.S.as Producermovie1936Let's Ask the Ladiesas Screenplaymovie1936Sweet Successas Scenario Writermovie1935Alibi Innas Writermovie