Kind Hearts and Coronets
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London, England, UK. Education. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Occupation (s) Film director, screenwriter. Robert Hamer (31 March 1911 – 4 December 1963) was a British film director and screenwriter best known for the 1949 black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets and the now acknowledged 1947 classic It Always Rains on Sunday .
- Film director, screenwriter
- 4 December 1963 (aged 52), London, England, UK
- 31 March 1911, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK
- Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Robert James Hamer was born in 1911 along with his twin sister Barbara, the son of Owen Dyke Hamer, a bank clerk, and his wife, Annie Grace Brickell. He was educated at Cambridge University where he wrote some poetry and was published in a collection 'Contemporaries and Their Maker', along with the spy Donald Maclean.
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- Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
Robert Hamer. Director: Kind Hearts and Coronets. Robert James Hamer was born in 1911 along with his twin sister Barbara, the son of Owen Dyke Hamer, a bank clerk, and his wife, Annie Grace Brickell. He was educated at Cambridge University where he wrote some poetry and was published in a collection 'Contemporaries and Their Maker', along with the spy Donald Maclean. Hamer's cinematic career ...
- March 31, 1911
- December 4, 1963
Jun 29, 2016 · Robert Hamer was a creative and influential director who made films like Kind Hearts and Coronets and It Always Rains on Sunday at Ealing Studios. He struggled with alcoholism and left the industry early, but his legacy deserves more recognition.
Nov 12, 2009 · The 60th anniversary of Robert Hamer's Ealing classic Kind Hearts and Coronets is the perfect time to get acquainted with the witty, provocative book on which it is based Peter Bradshaw Thu 12 Nov ...
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Sep 23, 1999 · O f all those involved with the British film industry in the 40s and 50s, Robert Hamer was perhaps the most intelligent and talented. He was arguably Ealing Studios' brightest star, yet his career ...
Robert Hamer (1911-1963) was a prominent figure in the Ealing Studios, known for his dark comedies such as Kind Hearts and Coronets and It Always Rains on Sunday. He was also a film editor, a documentarian, and a homosexual in a repressive era.
