Ivar Campbell
Ivar Campbell | |
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| Born | Donald Robert Ivar Campbell 8 September 1904 |
| Died | 19 May 1985 (aged 80) Tiverton, Devon |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1932–1938 |
Donald Robert Ivar Campbell (8 September 1904 – 19 May 1985) was a New Zealand-British screenwriter and film director.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Campbell was born in New Zealand in 1904 to Lt-Col Robert Ormus Campbell and Beatrice (née Cadell).[2] . He married Sheila Milligan on 14 July 1934 at Littleton Church, near Shepperton. In 1939, he was a farmer in Devon, living with his wife, a film scenario writer, and widowed mother, Beatrice.[3] In 1950 he appears to own a fishing boat.[4]
In 1951, he was living at the infamous Knowstone Manor in Devon, a swastika-shaped farmhouse built in 1938 by a German fascist.[5][6]
In 1960, Campbell and his wife purchased Tiverton Castle in Devon which was inherited by his nephew, Angus, in 1985.[7] Sheila Campbell is credited as a writer on Belles of St Clements, Feather Your Nest and Expert Opinion.[8]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Reunion (1932)
- Song of the Plough (1933)
- The Wishbone (1933)
- Paris Plane (1933)
- Doss House (1933)
- She Was Only a Village Maiden (1933)
- The Diplomatic Lover (1934)
- Bypass to Happiness (1934)
- Designing Women (1934)
- The Mad Hatters (1935)
- Expert's Opinion (1935)
- The Belles of St. Clements (1936)
- Grand Finale (1936)
- Feather Your Nest (1937)
- Captain's Orders (1937)
- Too Many Husbands (1938)
References
[edit]- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | CAMPBELL, Ivar". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "marriage announcement Northampton Mercury 6 July 1934". 6 July 1934. Retrieved 5 September 2016 – via findmypast.com.
- ^ "1939 Register". Retrieved 5 September 2016 – via findmypast.com.
- ^ "Western Morning News". Findmypast.com. 20 January 1950. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Creditors". Crediton Gazette. 8 May 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Kisielewski, Alex (16 November 2017). "The Reich-move for Hitler". The Moorlander. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Tiverton Castle | REED".
- ^ "Sheila Campbell". IMDb. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
External links
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