Beware of Pity
1947
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Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. [1] He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. [2] He also produced more than fifty films – his own as well as films directed by others.
Maurice Elvey was the older brother of Fred V. Merrick, and during the 1920s and 1930s they worked on a number of films together. In May 1996 the world premiere of a long-lost film about David Lloyd George, directed by Elvey, took place in Cardiff more than 70 years later than scheduled. The three-hour film was suppressed on the eve of its ...
- January 1, 1
- Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Maurice Elvey. Director: The Glad Eye. Maurice Elvey was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, the oldest son of William Clarence Folkard, an inspecting engineer, and Sarah Anna Seward Folkard (formerly Pearce). He never had a formal education, and was working on the streets of London by the age of nine after having run away from home. For a time he worked as a page boy in the Hyde ...
OBITUARY. MR MAURICE ELVEY. A veteran of the early British cinema Mr. Maurice Elvey, who died yesterday in a Brighton nursing home at the age of 79, was one of the few remaining veterans from the old heroic days of the early British cinema.
Maurice Elvey was the older brother of Fred V. Merrick, and during the 1920s and 1930s they worked on a number of films together. In May 1996 the world premiere of a long-lost film about David Lloyd George, directed by Elvey, took place in Cardiff more than 70 years later than scheduled.
Maurice Elvey was born William Seward Folkard on 11 November 1887, 14 Park Road, Stockton-on-Tees. He was the most prolific director of the British film industry with a career spanning over 40 years, nearly 200 films to his credit and a reputation for helping shape early British cinema. His major contribution to British cinema is finally being ...
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Ralph Bond : This is a tape-recorded interview with Maurice Elvey, who is certainly one of the pioneers of the British film industry. Even the doyen of the British film industry. During his lifetime, Maurice has made at least 150 films. Maurice, I gather you were born in 1887, and I wonder if you can tell us something about your early days.
