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Basil Thomas(1912-1957)

  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Basil Thomas was born on 29 September 1912 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956), Stop Press Girl (1949) and Please Turn Over (1959). He died in February 1957.
BornSeptember 29, 1912
DiedFebruary 1957
BornSeptember 29, 1912
DiedFebruary 1957
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Known for

Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
Ramsbottom Rides Again
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1956
Stop Press Girl (1949)
Stop Press Girl
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1949
Please Turn Over (1959)
Please Turn Over
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1959
Clifford Evans and Patricia Roc in Suspected Person (1942)
Suspected Person
5.6
  • Soundtrack("Every Night at Seven")
  • 1942

Credits

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Writer

  • The Night We Got the Bird (1961)
    The Night We Got the Bird
    5.3
    • play "The Lovebirds"
    • 1961
  • Please Turn Over (1959)
    Please Turn Over
    6.3
    • play "Book of the Month"
    • 1959
  • Theatre Night (1957)
    Theatre Night
    8.1
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1957
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1956
  • Bestseller
    TV Movie
    • play "Book of the Month"
    • 1956
  • Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
    Ramsbottom Rides Again
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Bruce Forsyth, Frankie Howerd, Des O'Connor, Jimmy Tarbuck, and Norman Wisdom in Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1955)
    Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Two of Everything
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1953
  • Diana Dors in The Great Game (1953)
    The Great Game
    6.0
    • play "Shooting Star"
    • 1953
  • Shooting Star
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1949
  • Stop Press Girl (1949)
    Stop Press Girl
    6.2
    • story
    • 1949

Soundtrack

  • Red Buttons, Frankie Carle, Leon Errol, Inesita, Liberace, Melissa Mason, Jerry Murad, Jack Paar, Grace Ramanos, Buster West, The Sportsmen Quartet, and The Harmonicats in Footlight Varieties (1951)
    Footlight Varieties
    5.0
    • writer: "You Only Want It 'Cos You Haven't Got It"
    • 1951
  • We'll Meet Again (1943)
    We'll Meet Again
    5.9
    • writer: "All the World Sings a Lullaby" (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Clifford Evans and Patricia Roc in Suspected Person (1942)
    Suspected Person
    5.6
    • Soundtrack ("Every Night at Seven")
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 29, 1912
    • Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 1957
  • Spouse
    • ?(1 child)
  • Other works
    Play: "Shooting Star" (filmed as The Great Game (1953))

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