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Max Kester(1901-1991)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Max Kester was born on 11 December 1901 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The 39 Steps (1935), Crook's Tour (1940) and Once in a Million (1936). He died on 14 December 1991 in Reigate, Surrey, England, UK.
BornDecember 11, 1901
DiedDecember 14, 1991(90)
BornDecember 11, 1901
DiedDecember 14, 1991(90)
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Known for

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The 39 Steps
7.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1935
Crook's Tour (1940)
Crook's Tour
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1940
Mary Brian and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Once in a Million (1936)
Once in a Million
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1936
Patricia Dainton and Emrys Jones in Ticket to Paradise (1961)
Ticket to Paradise
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1961

Credits

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Writer

  • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
    Comedy Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • based on an idea by
    • 1968
  • Patricia Dainton and Emrys Jones in Ticket to Paradise (1961)
    Ticket to Paradise
    5.8
    • story
    • 1961
  • Fred Emney Picks a Pop
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • The Errol Flynn Theatre (1956)
    The Errol Flynn Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • I'm Not Bothered
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Patrol Car (1954)
    Patrol Car
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1954–1956
  • Emney Enterprises
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1954
  • Patrick Troughton in Robin Hood (1953)
    Robin Hood
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1953
  • Cinderella
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1950
  • Innocents Abroad
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1950
  • Here Come the Boys
    TV Series
    • sketches
    • 1948–1950
  • Dick Whittington
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1949
  • Her Excellency (1949)
    Her Excellency
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1949
  • Kaleidoscope
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer: Every Man His Own segment
    • writer: Watch That Faux Pas! segment
    • writer: Watch That Faux Pas segment
    • 1947–1948
  • Hulbert Follies
    TV Series
    • sketches
    • 1948

Music Department

  • Hulbert Follies
    TV Series
    • lyrics by
    • 1948
  • Jack Hulbert in The Camels Are Coming (1934)
    The Camels Are Coming
    5.6
    • writer: musical numbers
    • 1934
  • Evelyn Laye in Alexandra (1934)
    Alexandra
    6.5
    • lyrics by
    • 1934

Actor

  • Kaleidoscope
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Actor in Watch That Faux Pas! segment
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 11, 1901
    • Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 14, 1991
    • Reigate, Surrey, England, UK

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