Biography

Ronald Gow(1897-1993)

Writer
Director

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Ronald Gow was born on 1 November 1897 in Heaton Moor, Stockport, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for The Glittering Sword (1929), Lancashire Luck (1937) and Les Naufragés de la vie (1941). He was married to Wendy Hiller. He died on 27 April 1993 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

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Known for

The Glittering Sword

Short

Writer

1929

Lancashire Luck

7.1

Writer

1937

Deborah Kerr and Clifford Evans in Les Naufragés de la vie (1941)

Les Naufragés de la vie

6.6

Writer

1941

Mr. Smith Carries On

Writer

1937

Credits

Writer

ITV Play of the Week
6.5
TV Series
- play
- adaptation
- 1959–1967
Major Barbara
TV Movie
- script
- 1966
Comedy Matinee
TV Mini Series
- play
- 1961
John Brown
TV Movie
- play
- 1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play
8.5
TV Series
- play
- 1960
Armchair Theatre
7.5
TV Series
- play
- 1957
Trumpet in the Clouds
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1955
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
6.2
TV Movie
- adaptation
- 1952
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.2
TV Series
- adaptation
- 1952
Ma's Bit o' Brass
TV Movie
- writer
- 1948
Les Naufragés de la vie
6.6
- play
- 1941
Gallows Glorious
TV Movie
- play
- 1938
The Penny Pool
4.4
- story (uncredited)
- 1937
Lancashire Luck
7.1
- story
- 1937
Mr. Smith Carries On
- Writer
- 1937

Director

Personal details

Born
- November 1, 1897
- Heaton Moor, Stockport, England, UK
Died
- April 27, 1993
- Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(natural causes)
Spouse
- Wendy HillerFebruary 25, 1937 - April 27, 1993 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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