Sydney Box(1907-1983)

Producer
Writer
Production Manager

Sydney Box was born on 29 April 1907 in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Le septième voile (1945), Holiday Camp (1947) and Forbidden Cargo (1954). He was married to Muriel Box. He died on 25 May 1983 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win total

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Le septième voile

6.7

Producer

1945

Holiday Camp

6.6

Producer

1947

Forbidden Cargo

6.5

Producer

1954

29 Acacia Avenue

6.6

Producer

1945

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Plus féroces que les mâles
6.3
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1967
Piccadilly Third Stop
6.2
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1960
Too Young to Love
5.9
- producer (uncredited)
- 1960
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
5.6
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1959
Larry agent secret
5.6
- producer (uncredited)
- 1959
Cri d'angoisse
5.7
- producer
- 1959
Froid dans le dos
6.6
- producer
- 1958
La vérité sur les femmes
6.0
- producer
- 1957
White Hunter
6.5
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1957
Eyewitness
6.2
- producer
- 1956
L'emprisonné
6.8
- executive producer
- 1955
Le vagabond des îles
6.2
- producer (uncredited)
- 1954
Forbidden Cargo
6.5
- producer
- 1954
Au coin de la rue
6.7
- A Sydney Box Production
- 1953
The Happy Family
6.6
- producer
- 1952

Writer

Histoire d'un roi
7.2
- original treatment for the screen
- 1965
Too Young to Love
5.9
- screenplay
- 1960
La vérité sur les femmes
6.0
- screenplay
- 1957
L'étranger amoureux
6.2
- original screenplay
- 1957
The United States Steel Hour
7.8
TV Series
- previous screenplay
- 1955
Le vagabond des îles
6.2
- screenplay
- 1954
Forbidden Cargo
6.5
- written by
- 1954
Au coin de la rue
6.7
- screenplay
- 1953
The Happy Family
6.6
- screenplay
- 1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.4
TV Series
- Writer
- 1951
Christophe Colomb
6.0
- writer
- 1949
Le Mystère du camp 27
6.7
- screenplay
- 1949
Here Come the Huggetts
6.2
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1948
The Blind Goddess
6.3
- screenplay
- 1948
Les ailes brûlées
6.5
- writer
- 1948

Production Manager

Si Paris l'avait su
7.1
- in charge of production
- 1950
Égarements
6.0
- in charge of production
- 1950
Vote for Huggett
6.2
- executive in charge of production
- 1949
Le Mystère du camp 27
6.7
- in charge of production
- 1949
Here Come the Huggetts
6.2
- in charge of production
- 1948
Quartet
7.3
- in charge of production
- 1948
The Blind Goddess
6.3
- executive in charge of production
- 1948
My Brother's Keeper
6.3
- in charge of production
- 1948
Voyage Brisé
5.8
- in charge of production
- 1948
Miranda
6.8
- executive in charge of production
- 1948
Snowbound
5.8
- executive in charge of production
- 1948
Easy Money
6.1
- in charge of production
- 1948
When the Bough Breaks
6.6
- executive in charge of production
- 1947
Song of the People
Short
- executive in charge of production
- 1945
Country Town
5.4
Short
- executive in charge of production
- 1945

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Alternative name
- Sidney Box
Born
- April 29, 1907
- Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Died
- May 25, 1983
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Spouse
- Muriel Box1935 - 1969 (divorced)
Other works
Stage: Wrote (w/Muriel Box) "The Seventh Veil," performed at the Princes' Theatre in London, Englandm with Ann Todd, Leo Genn, Herbert Lom and Ralph Michael in the cast. NOTE: Filmed as Le septième voile (1945).
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- 1 Print Biography

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British writer, a former journalist who became active as a theatrical producer. With his wife Muriel Box, he produced more than 100 one-act plays. Founded Verity Films in 1940, turning out more than 120 shorts for the war effort in the space of two years. Collaborated with his wife Muriel on several feature films, of which the biggest hit was Le septième voile (1945), which won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. After a spell at Rank, Sydney became head of production at Pinewood in 1949. Retired from films in 1959 to work as a television executive.

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