Betty E. Box
Cunoscut Pentru
Production
Born
September 25, 1915 (age 110)
Birth Place
Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Died
January 15, 1999
Biografie
Betty E. Box (full name Betty Evelyn Box) was a prolific producer of British films, mainly comedies, between 1946 and the early 1970s, working mainly for Pinewood Studios and often together with director Ralph Thomas.
Originally a commercial artist, she started producing documentaries during World War II for her filmmaker brother Sydney Box's company Verity Films. In 1946 she was followed her brother to Gainsborough Pictures, where she produced several features before the company closed in 1949. She then moved to Rank's Pinewood Studios, where she and Ralph Thomas made some 30 films together. All in all, she produced 47 features and was awarded an OBE in 1958.
Originally a commercial artist, she started producing documentaries during World War II for her filmmaker brother Sydney Box's company Verity Films. In 1946 she was followed her brother to Gainsborough Pictures, where she produced several features before the company closed in 1949. She then moved to Rank's Pinewood Studios, where she and Ralph Thomas made some 30 films together. All in all, she produced 47 features and was awarded an OBE in 1958.
Filmografie
Flying Machines
2006 — actor
The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry
1996 — Self
Benji the Hunted
1987 — original music composer
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985 — Self
The Rank Charm School
1982 — Self
For the Love of Benji
1977 — original music composer
Percy's Progress
1974 — producer
The Love Ban
1973 — producer
Percy
1971 — producer
Doctor in Trouble
1970 — producer
Some Girls Do
1969 — producer
Nobody Runs Forever
1968 — producer