Roger Burford
| Roger Burford | |
|---|---|
| Born |
31 January 1904 Blaby, Leicestershire United Kingdom |
| Died |
1981 Hampshire United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1928 - 1952 |
Roger d'Este Burford (1904–1981) was a British screenwriter. He also wrote crime fiction as Roger East.[1]
Initially a poet and novelist, Burford was a diplomat in Moscow during World War II.[2]
Selected filmography
- Cocktails (1928)
- Red Wagon (1933)
- Abdul the Damned (1934)
- I Give My Heart (1935)
- No Monkey Business (1935)
- Love in Exile (1936)
- Pagliacci (1936)
- Bank Holiday (1938)
- Once a Crook (1941)
- Molly and Me (1945)
- The Night Won't Talk (1952)
Notes
- ↑ Library of Congress. Copyright Office (1935). Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1934. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. p. 178.
- ↑ Carbray, Paul (13 July 1985). "Good detectives who age gracefully". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 21 April 2015 – via Google Search.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .