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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.
- Herbert Sydney Wilcox, 19 April 1890, Norwood, South London, England
- 15 May 1977 (aged 87), London, England
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- Film producer, film director
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
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,...
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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 previously married to Anna Neagle, Maud Violet Bower and Dorothy Brown.
- April 19, 1890
- May 15, 1977
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.
- January 1, 1892
- January 1, 1977
WILCOX, Herbert. Producer and Director. Nationality: British. Born: Cork, Ireland (some sources say Norwood, South London), 19 April 1892 (some sources say 1890). Education: Attended school in Brighton, England. Military Service: Royal Flying Corps, during World War I: pilot.
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.
