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- Birth nameHarry Anthony Compton Pelissier
- Nickname
- Tony
- London-born Anthony Pelissier was the son of actress Fay Compton and producer H.G. Pelissier. He became an actor in the 1930s, but soon realized that he was more inclined to making films than appearing in them. In 1937 he got his first screenwriting credit, and remained in that field until his directorial debut in 1949. Though his career as a director was short--only five years--his films were adaptations of some of the most renowned works in British literature: The History of Mr. Polly (1949) by H.G. Wells, The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) by D.H. Lawrence, and Encore (1951) by W. Somerset Maugham. His final film was Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953), a sly satire on television. He later went to work as the head of experimental production at the BBC.
- IMDb mini biography by: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- SpousesUrsula Howells(1968 - April 2, 1988) (his death)Margaret A Hyde(1945 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)Penelope Dudley-Ward(December 29, 1939 - 1944) (divorced, 1 child)Monica Green (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesViola Compton(Aunt or Uncle)Compton MacKenzie(Aunt or Uncle)Francis Compton(Aunt or Uncle)
- Son of H.G. Pelissier of Pelissier's Follies and Fay Compton.
- His daughter Tracy, from his marriage to Penelope Dudley-Ward, took the surname of her stepfather, Sir Carol Reed, and later acted as Tracy Reed.
- Father of three daughters, the actress Tracy Reed, Harriet, Marie-Louise and a son, the producer Joe Pelissier.
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