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Michael Smedley-Aston. Edward Michael "Smed" Smedley-Aston (1912–2006), sometimes credited only as M. Smedley-Aston or E.M. Smedley-Aston, was a British film producer involved with over 40 feature films, and pioneering some of the earliest filmed TV series in the UK.
Apr 30, 1997 · BIOGRAPHY: E. M. Smedley Aston entered the film industry as a runner at British International Pictures in 1932. Throughout the 1930s he worked as Production Assistant, and Assistant Director at a variety of studios, including Gaumont British, MGM British, and for more cut-price producers such as George King.
The son of William Smedley-Aston (1868-1941), a pioneer of photography, Edward Michael Smedley-Aston was born in Edgbaston in 1912. After attending Marlborough College, he started work in 1931 at ...
Smedley-Aston is the surname of: Brian Smedley-Aston, editor of The Shuttered Room; Michael Smedley-Aston (1912–2006), British film producer, son of William Smedley-Aston; William Smedley-Aston (1868–1941), British photographer and artist; See also. Smedley (disambiguation) Aston (name) All pages with titles containing Smedley-Aston
Feb 17, 2016 · E M Smedley-Aston was known as Michael Smedley-Aston or Smed in the film industry. He was working as an assistant second director when he first met Thora and later became a film producer. According to Ronald Neame, his friends doubted his ability to ‘get a girlfriend’ and were plotting to intervene…
Edward Michael "Smed" Smedley-Aston (1912-2006), sometimes credited only as M. Smedley-Aston or E.M. Smedley-Aston, was a British film producer involved with over 40 feature films, and pioneering some of the earliest filmed TV series in the UK. Smedley-Aston was born on August 25, 1912, in...
They had three children: Michael Smedley-Aston – film director and producer who developed the early careers of Sean Connery and Peter Sellers, among others. Rosemary Smedley-Aston – medieval historian and wife of John Milward, one of the heirs to Milwards Needles and the Glencripesdale Estate.
