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Sydney Box(1907-1983)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Production Manager
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Sydney Box was born on 29 April 1907 in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for The Seventh Veil (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.
BornApril 29, 1907
DiedMay 25, 1983(76)
BornApril 29, 1907
DiedMay 25, 1983(76)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win total

Known for

The Seventh Veil (1945)
The Seventh Veil
6.7
  • Producer
  • 1945
Holiday Camp (1947)
Holiday Camp
6.6
  • Producer
  • 1947
Forbidden Cargo (1954)
Forbidden Cargo
6.5
  • Producer
  • 1954
Greta Gynt in Easy Money (1948)
Easy Money
6.1
  • Producer
  • 1948

Credits

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Producer

  • Sylva Koscina and Elke Sommer in Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
    Deadlier Than the Male
    6.3
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Yôko Tani in Piccadilly Third Stop (1960)
    Piccadilly Third Stop
    6.2
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Too Young to Love (1960)
    Too Young to Love
    5.9
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Make Mine a Double (1959)
    Make Mine a Double
    5.5
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Hot Money Girl (1959)
    Hot Money Girl
    5.6
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Van Johnson and Hildegard Knef in Subway in the Sky (1959)
    Subway in the Sky
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Floods of Fear (1958)
    Floods of Fear
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1958
  • The Truth About Women (1957)
    The Truth About Women
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1957
  • White Hunter (1957)
    White Hunter
    6.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1957
  • Muriel Pavlow and Donald Sinden in Eyewitness (1956)
    Eyewitness
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1956
  • The Prisoner (1955)
    The Prisoner
    6.8
    • executive producer
    • 1955
  • The Beachcomber (1954)
    The Beachcomber
    6.2
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Forbidden Cargo (1954)
    Forbidden Cargo
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Both Sides of the Law (1953)
    Both Sides of the Law
    6.7
    • A Sydney Box Production
    • 1953
  • Dandy Nichols in Mr. Lord Says No (1952)
    Mr. Lord Says No
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1952

Writer

  • A King's Story (1965)
    A King's Story
    7.0
    • original treatment for the screen
    • 1965
  • Too Young to Love (1960)
    Too Young to Love
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1960
  • The Truth About Women (1957)
    The Truth About Women
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • A Novel Affair (1957)
    A Novel Affair
    6.2
    • original screenplay
    • 1957
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    8.0
    TV Series
    • previous screenplay
    • 1955
  • The Beachcomber (1954)
    The Beachcomber
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Forbidden Cargo (1954)
    Forbidden Cargo
    6.5
    • written by
    • 1954
  • Both Sides of the Law (1953)
    Both Sides of the Law
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Dandy Nichols in Mr. Lord Says No (1952)
    Mr. Lord Says No
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Christopher Columbus (1949)
    Christopher Columbus
    5.9
    • writer
    • 1949
  • Lost Daughter (1949)
    Lost Daughter
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
    Here Come the Huggetts
    6.2
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • The Blind Goddess (1948)
    The Blind Goddess
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1948
  • Jean Kent in Good-Time Girl (1948)
    Good-Time Girl
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1948

Production Management

  • Jean Simmons and Dirk Bogarde in So Long at the Fair (1950)
    So Long at the Fair
    7.1
    • in charge of production
    • 1950
  • Margaret Leighton in The Astonished Heart (1950)
    The Astonished Heart
    6.0
    • in charge of production
    • 1950
  • Vote for Huggett (1949)
    Vote for Huggett
    6.2
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1949
  • Lost Daughter (1949)
    Lost Daughter
    6.7
    • in charge of production
    • 1949
  • Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
    Here Come the Huggetts
    6.2
    • in charge of production
    • 1948
  • Dirk Bogarde in Quartet (1948)
    Quartet
    7.3
    • in charge of production
    • 1948
  • The Blind Goddess (1948)
    The Blind Goddess
    6.4
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1948
  • My Brother's Keeper (1948)
    My Brother's Keeper
    6.3
    • in charge of production
    • 1948
  • Broken Journey (1948)
    Broken Journey
    5.8
    • in charge of production
    • 1948
  • Glynis Johns in Miranda (1948)
    Miranda
    6.8
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1948
  • Snowbound (1948)
    Snowbound
    5.8
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1948
  • Greta Gynt in Easy Money (1948)
    Easy Money
    6.1
    • in charge of production
    • 1948
  • When the Bough Breaks (1947)
    When the Bough Breaks
    6.5
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1947
  • Song of the People
    Short
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1945
  • Country Town
    6.2
    Short
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1945

Personal details

  • 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 The Seventh Veil (1945).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    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 The Seventh Veil (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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