Monja Danischewsky(1911-1994)
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Monja Danischewsky's family left Russia for Great Britain in 1919 due
to the civil war raging in the country at the time. He started working
as a publicity director at Ealing in 1938, helping develop and design
many of the company's posters. In 1943 he turned his hand to
scriptwriting. His first produced screenplay was
Underground Guerrillas (1943). In 1949 he produced
Ealing's classic
Whisky Galore! (1949). He left
Ealing to work independently as a producer, turning out such films as
The Galloping Major (1951).
Danischewsky returned to Ealing in the mid-'50s as a writer and producer, working with Michael Relph on Mad Little Island (1958) and Charles Crichton on The Battle of the Sexes (1960). His last film as a producer was The Girl Swappers (1962), and his final screenwriting credit was Mister Moses (1965). In 1966 his autobiography, "White Russian, Red Face", was published. His later work was in television.
Danischewsky returned to Ealing in the mid-'50s as a writer and producer, working with Michael Relph on Mad Little Island (1958) and Charles Crichton on The Battle of the Sexes (1960). His last film as a producer was The Girl Swappers (1962), and his final screenwriting credit was Mister Moses (1965). In 1966 his autobiography, "White Russian, Red Face", was published. His later work was in television.
