- Nascido(a) em
- Falecido(a) em23 de fevereiro de 1997 · Monte Carlo, Mônaco (não revelado)
- Frank Launder nasceu o 28 de janeiro de 1906 em Hertfordshire, Inglaterra. Era autor e produtor e foi conhecido pelo seu trabalho em A Lagoa Azul (1949), A Mulher Oculta (1938) e Um Estranho na Escuridão (1946). Foi casado com Bernadette O'Farrell e Alicia Quayle. Morreu o 23 de fevereiro de 1997 em Mônaco.
- CônjugesBernadette O'Farrell(1950 - 23 de fevereiro de 1997) (sua morte, 2 crianças)Alicia Quayle(1932 - ?) (divorciado (a), 2 crianças)
- Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat worked as a team (Director/Producer/Writer) on 40+ films from 1930-1966.
- Had a penchant for comedy, highlighting the talents of Britain's best female stars and character players like Margaret Rutherford, Joyce Grenfell and Alastair Sim. Moreover, he is perhaps best remembered for the anarchic St. Trinian's films of the 1950's and 60's.
- Co-founded (with Gilliat) the independent production company Individual Pictures, which turned out solid box office hits, including Um Estranho na Escuridão (1946) and Verde Passional (1946). In the late 1950's, Launder and Gilliat were also directors of British Lion.
- Launder first worked in the office of the Official Receiver of Bankruptcy and subsequently acted with the Brighton Repertory Company. His film work began as a title writer for Elstree in the late 1920's. He subsequently joined Gaumont-British/Gainsborough. Launder's partnership with Sidney Gilliat commenced in the mid-30's.
- Considered A Lagoa Azul (1949) as his antithesis to O Mágico de Oz (1939).
- [on directing Margaret Rutherford in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)] We could never put marks down for her, we just had to keep the camera rolling wherever she was likely to be. She can always make any line sound funnier than it really is. She would never do one take the same, but I like an artist like that. Margaret is an artist who has great moments, many great moments.
- [on "The Pure Hell Of St. Trinian's", 1960]: This was perhaps the most intellectual of the St. Trinian's films, if you'll pardon the description.
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