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Christopher Frayling

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The untold story of Hammer at Warner Bros, and the relationship that produced some of the British company's finest films.
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Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years (2018)
Christopher Frayling was born on 25 December 1946 in Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK. He is a writer, known for Strange Landscape (1995), Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror (1996) and The Face of Tutankhamun (1992). He has been married to Helen Snowdon since 14 December 1981.
BornDecember 25, 1946
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    Known for

    Strange Landscape
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror (1996)
    Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    The Face of Tutankhamun (1992)
    The Face of Tutankhamun
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Nobody Is Perfect
      6.8
      Video
      • book "Sergio Leone: Something to Do With Death" (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror (1996)
      Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • written by
      • 1996–1997
    • Strange Landscape
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1995
    • The Face of Tutankhamun (1992)
      The Face of Tutankhamun
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 1992
    • Doris Day in I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... (1989)
      I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
      7.5
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1989
    • Omnibus (1967)
      Omnibus
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1988

    Additional Crew

    • Clint Eastwood in Sad Hill Unearthed (2017)
      Sad Hill Unearthed
      7.4
      • photographic archive
      • 2017
    • British Film Forever (2007)
      British Film Forever
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • series consultant
      • 2007
    • Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2000)
      Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
      7.0
      Video
      • consultant (as Prof. Christopher Frayling)
      • 2000
    • Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror (1996)
      Nightmare: The Birth of Victorian Horror
      7.6
      TV Series
      • research (as Professor Christopher Frayling)
      • 1996–1997

    Actor

    • An Alan Parker Documentary
      • Pre-production

    Videos1

    Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years (2017) - Official Trailer HD
    Trailer 2:42
    Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years (2017) - Official Trailer HD

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Prof. C. Frayling
    • Born
      • December 25, 1946
      • Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Helen SnowdonDecember 14, 1981 - present
    • Other works
      Biography: "Sergio Leone: Something to Do With Death".

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      A scholar and prolific writer of books on popular culture, including Sergio Leone & his spaghetti westerns, for which he has provided audio commentary on DVD, vampires, Frankenstein (1931) (on which he is a foremost authority) and classic Universal horror films.

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