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Joe Mendoza(III)

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  • Writer
  • Editor
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Joe Mendoza was born on 29 January 1921 in the UK. He is a director and writer, known for For the Want of a Nail (1976), Five Clues to Fortune (1957) and Yeats Country (1965).
BornJanuary 29, 1921
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    For the Want of a Nail
    • Director
    • 1976
    John Stuart in Five Clues to Fortune (1957)
    Five Clues to Fortune
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1957
    Yeats Country (1965)
    Yeats Country
    6.4
    Short
    • Producer
    • 1965
    5 Steps Towards a Commission in the Royal Navy
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967

    Credits

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    Director

    • For the Want of a Nail
      • Director
      • 1976
    • Building for Books
      Short
      • Director
      • 1975
    • The Quiet Land
      Short
      • Director
      • 1974
    • A Very Special Stone
      Short
      • Director
      • 1973
    • The Magic of Diamonds
      Short
      • Director
      • 1973
    • The Competitors (1969)
      The Competitors
      Short
      • Director
      • 1969
    • 5 Steps Towards a Commission in the Royal Navy
      Short
      • Director
      • 1967
    • Don't Keep It Dark
      Short
      • Director
      • 1967
    • System 4
      Short
      • Director
      • 1965
    • All in a Lifetime
      Short
      • Director
      • 1964
    • Ten Foot Tall (1964)
      Ten Foot Tall
      Short
      • Director
      • 1964
    • John Stuart in Five Clues to Fortune (1957)
      Five Clues to Fortune
      7.0
      • Director
      • 1957
    • The Land of Robert Burns (1956)
      The Land of Robert Burns
      5.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1956
    • Mystery at Monstein (1954)
      Mystery at Monstein
      5.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 1954
    • No Man's Friend
      Short
      • Director
      • 1950

    Writer

    • The Competitors (1969)
      The Competitors
      Short
      • script
      • 1969
    • Look at Life: Some of My Best Friends Are People! (1968)
      Look at Life: Some of My Best Friends Are People!
      7.0
      Short
      • script
      • 1968
    • Look at Life: The City's for Living In (1968)
      Look at Life: The City's for Living In
      7.4
      Short
      • writer
      • 1968
    • 5 Steps Towards a Commission in the Royal Navy
      Short
      • devised by
      • 1967
    • Don't Keep It Dark
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1967
    • The Spur of the Moment
      TV Movie
      • libretto
      • 1959
    • John Stuart in Five Clues to Fortune (1957)
      Five Clues to Fortune
      7.0
      • Writer
      • 1957
    • Trevor Hill in The Secret Cave (1953)
      The Secret Cave
      7.7
      • film story
      • 1953

    Editor

    • A Ship Comes to Antwerp
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1953
    • A Case for Handling
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1952
    • Persian Story
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1952
    • Fifty Acres
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1950
    • Making Fashion (1938)
      Welfare of the Workers
      6.1
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1940

    Personal details

    • Born
      • January 29, 1921
      • UK

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