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James Henry Kinmel Sangster (2 December 1927 – 19 August 2011) was a British screenwriter and director, most famous for his work on the initial horror films made by the British company Hammer Films, including The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and Dracula (1958).
- 1955–2000
Jimmy Sangster. Writer: Horror of Dracula. One of the driving, creative forces behind the legendary Hammer Studios, Jimmy Sangster was born on December 2, 1927, in Kinmel Bay, North Wales. He began in the film industry as a production assistant at age 16 during WWII.
- Jimmy Sangster
- August 19, 2011
- December 2, 1927
Aug 21, 2011 · Jimmy Sangster obituary. In 1957, Hammer Films revived gothic horror – in abeyance in a decade that offered nuclear or cosmic horrors which made the classic monsters seem tame – with The Curse...
Jimmy Sangster was a prolific and influential screenwriter and director of horror films, especially for Hammer Studios. He wrote classics such as The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula and The Mummy, and also worked in Hollywood and TV.
- December 2, 1927
- August 19, 2011
Aug 22, 2011 · Jimmy Sangster, a prolific screenwriter best known for his classic 1950s horror movies that dipped into the cinematic delights of gore and sex and helped define the British company Hammer Films...
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Aug 23, 2011 · Screenwriter Jimmy Sangster, who wrote such Hammer Horror films as Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein, has died at the age of 83.
James Henry Kinmel Sangster, writer and director: born Kinmel Bay, North Wales, 2 December 1927; married twice (one son); died 19 August 2011.
