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Herbert Sydney Wilcox CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and director. He was one of the most successful British filmmakers from the 1920s to the 1950s. He is best known for the films he made with his third wife Anna Neagle.
May 16, 1977 · Herbert Wilcox, the film director and producer who was at times England's most successful film producer, died yesterday in his London home after a long illness. He was 85 years old. His wire,...
Herbert Wilcox was born on 19 April 1890 in West Norwood, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Victoria the Great (1937), Spring in Park Lane (1948) and The Loves of Robert Burns (1930). He was married to Anna Neagle, Maud Violet Bower and Dorothy Brown. He died on 15 May 1977 in London, England, UK.
- Producer, Director, Writer
- April 19, 1890
- Herbert Wilcox
- May 15, 1977
Mini Bio. Herbert Wilcox was born on April 19, 1890 in West Norwood, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Victoria the Great (1937), Spring in Park Lane (1948) and The Loves of Robert Burns (1930). He was previously married to Anna Neagle, Maud Violet Bower and Dorothy Brown.
- April 19, 1890
- May 15, 1977
Herbert Wilcox was both a film director and a film producer and, though overshadowed somewhat by contemporaries such as Michael Balcon and Alexander Korda, he was one of the most important and successful British film makers from the early 1920s to the 1950s.
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Herbert Wilcox. (1892-1977), Film director. Sitter in 9 portraits. Producer-director Hebert Wilcox began his career in film production with The Wonderful Story (1922) and Flames of Passion (1922), later founding Elstree studios in 1926. Wilcox discovered actress Anna Neagle and went on to direct all but two of her films, they married in 1943.
One of England's top producer-directors from the '20s until World War II, Herbert Wilcox was born in Ireland and worked as a journalist before serving as a flyer with the British during World War I. He entered the movie business as a distributor in 1919, and three years later began producing movies.
