Denis Johnston(1901-1984)

Producer
Writer
Director

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Denis Johnston

Denis Johnston was born on 18 June 1901 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a producer and writer, known for Guests of the Nation (1935), ITV Play of the Week (1955) and Ourselves Alone (1936). He was married to Betty Chancellor and Shelah Richards. He died on 8 August 1984 in Dublin, Ireland.

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Known for

Guests of the Nation (1935)

Guests of the Nation

7.4

Producer

1935

ITV Play of the Week (1955)

ITV Play of the Week

6.7

TV Series

Writer

Antoinette Cellier, John Loder, and John Lodge in Ourselves Alone (1936)

Ourselves Alone

6.4

Writer(as Dennis Johnston)

1936

Death at Newtownstewart

TV Movie

Producer

1939

Credits

Producer

The Unthinking Lobster
TV Movie
- producer
- 1948
Death at Newtownstewart
TV Movie
- producer
- 1948
Weep for the Cyclops
TV Movie
- producer
- 1947
The Queen of Spades
TV Movie
- producer
- 1946
Shaw's 90th Birthday Broadcast
TV Movie
- producer
- 1946
Picture Page
TV Series
- producer
- 1938–1946
The Parnell Commission
TV Movie
- producer
- 1939
In Search of Valour
TV Movie
- producer
- 1939
The Advantages of Paternity
TV Movie
- producer
- 1939
Dance Without Music
TV Movie
- producer
- 1939
The King of Spain's Daughter
TV Movie
- producer
- 1939
Death at Newtownstewart
TV Movie
- producer
- 1939
The Moon in the Yellow River
TV Movie
- producer
- 1938
The Last Voyage of Captain Grant
TV Movie
- producer
- 1938
Storm Over Wicklow
TV Movie
- producer
- 1938

Writer

Festival
7.1
TV Series
- Writer
- 1964
Armchair Theatre
7.6
TV Series
- writer
- 1960
A Fourth for Bridge
TV Movie
- play
- 1957
ITV Play of the Week
6.7
TV Series
- writer
- 1956
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.2
TV Series
- Writer
- 1954
The Call to Arms
TV Movie
- story
- 1949
The Unthinking Lobster
TV Movie
- writer
- 1948
Death at Newtownstewart
TV Movie
- writer
- 1948
The Moon in the Yellow River
TV Movie
- play
- 1947
Weep for the Cyclops
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1947
The Parnell Commission
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1939
Death at Newtownstewart
TV Movie
- compiled by
- 1939
The Moon in the Yellow River
TV Movie
- by
- 1938
The Last Voyage of Captain Grant
TV Movie
- adaptation
- 1938
Ourselves Alone
6.4
- screen play (as Dennis Johnston)
- 1936

Director

Personal details

Official sites
- Bio Dic
- France's national library catalogue
Alternative names
- Dennis Johnston
Born
- June 18, 1901
- Dublin, Ireland
Died
- August 8, 1984
- Dublin, Ireland
Spouses
Children
Relatives
- Malachi Smyth(Grandchild)
Other works
His play, "The Old Lady Says No!" was performed at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland with Des Cave and Maire O'Neill in the cast. Thomas MacAnna was the director.
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 3 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to radio war reporting.

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