William Fairchild
William Fairchild (sometimes credited as W. Fairchild) (January 6, 1918 – May 9, 2000) was an English author, playwright, director and screenwriter. He was married to actress Isabel Dean from 1953 to the early 1970s, and to producer, agent, and writer Robin Dalton from 1992 until his death.
William Fairchild
- Born
- 1918 · Boscastle.
- Died
- 2000 · London.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- writer · film director · screenwriter · playwright
- Languages
- English
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William Fairchild (sometimes credited as W. Fairchild) (January 6, 1918 – May 9, 2000) was an English author, playwright, director and screenwriter. He was married to actress Isabel Dean from 1953 to the early 1970s, and to producer, agent, and writer Robin Dalton from 1992 until his death.
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• A Song for Tomorrow (1948) – story, script • Penny and the Pownall Case (1948) – story, script • Colonel Bogey (1948) – script • Badger's Green (1949) – script • Morning Departure (1950) – script • The Long Dark Hall (1951) – additional dialogue • Outcast of the Islands (1951) – script • The Man with the Gun (1952) – script • Gift Horse (1952) – script • The Net (1953) – script • Malta Story (1953) – script • Front Page Story (1954) – script • The Seekers (1954) – script • Passage Home (1955) – script • John and Julie (1955) – script, original play, director • Value for Money (1955) – script • No Man's Land (1956) (TV) – script, original play • The Extra Day (1956) – script, director • The Silent Enemy (1958) – script, director • The Four Just Men (1959–60) (TV series) – script, director • The Horsemasters (1961) – script, director • 199 Park Lane (1965) (TV series) – script, creator • Do Not Disturb (1965) – original play • Star! (1968) – script • The Last Shot You Hear (1969) – original play • Embassy (1972) – script • The Darwin Adventure (1972) – script • The MacKintosh Man (1973) – uncredited writer • The Sound of Murder (1982) – script, original play • Invitation to the Wedding (1985) – script
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1918
William Fairchild born at Boscastle.
2000
William Fairchild died at London.
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- 1.Bibliothèque nationale de France. William Fairchild. catalogue.bnf.fr.
- 2.William Fairchild.
- 3.William Fairchild – Person – National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk.
- 4.William Fairchild – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie. AllMovie.
- 5.Vallance, Tom. Obituary: Isabel Dean. The Independent. August 8, 1997.
- 6.Wheatley, Jane. How Sydney socialite and film producer Robin Dalton stole the headlines from WWII. The Sydney Morning Herald. March 3, 2017.
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William Fairchild is recorded as writer, film director, screenwriter and playwright.
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