Gaumont-British

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Material Conditions of Writing Muriel Box
MB 's first dramatic writing was for a group in the amateur theatre movement with which much of her career was linked: the Welwyn Folk Players . She directed for them, and wrote a three-act...
Occupation Muriel Box
Then came a job working for Michael Powell at Gaumont-British —or rather, attending daily for six weeks at the Shepherd's Bush studios without being given any work to do—then working for Gaumont-British at the old...
Reception Dorothy Whipple
They Were Sisters too became a Book Society Choice.
Whipple, Dorothy. Random Commentary. Michael Joseph, 1966.
147
Sales before publication day passed 32,000, and the editor of Woman's Magazine said it was of course a masterpiece.
Whipple, Dorothy. Random Commentary. Michael Joseph, 1966.
152
DW was offered by Gaumont-British
Textual Production Margaret Kennedy
The theatrical staging of the novel proved so successful that film versions soon followed: by Fox (1934), Gaumont (1935), and Warner Brothers (1943).
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
36
For the 1934 filming, Victoria Hopper , who later married Basil...

Timeline

Between 1901 and 1903: The British film industry became known for...

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Between 1901 and 1903

The British film industry became known for developing the dramatic chase motif as James Williamson , the Sheffield Photo Company , and the Gaumont Company all produced films highlighting chase sequences.
Zerilli, Linda M. G. “Constructing ’Harriet Taylor’: Another Look at J. S. Mill’s Autobiography”. Constructions of the Self, edited by George Levine, Rutgers University Press, 1992, pp. 191-12.
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1903-1907: Alice Guy-Blaché, the first ever woman film...

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1903-1907

Alice Guy-Blaché , the first ever woman film director, was the head of production at the Gaumont Company studios in London.
Robinson, David. The History of World Cinema. Stein and Day, 1981.
77

March 1927: The Gaumont-British Film Corporation was...

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March 1927

The Gaumont-British Film Corporation was founded with studios at Shepherd's Bush, London.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
369

Between 1930 and 1936: Michael Balcon, as Head of Production at...

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Between 1930 and 1936

Michael Balcon , as Head of Production at Gaumont British and Gainsborough film company, attempted to define a unique British quality in films, in order to protect the industry from Hollywood invasion.
Robinson, David. The History of World Cinema. Stein and Day, 1981.
198, 199

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