Ackland, Rodney, 1908-1991

LC control no.	nr 91015753
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	PR6001.C45
Personal name heading	Ackland, Rodney, 1908-1991 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Bernstein, Norman Ackland, 1908-1991
Birth date	1908-05-18
Death date	1991-12-06
Place of birth	London (England)
Place of death	Richmond (Richmond upon Thames, London, England)
Field of activity	Motion pictures Motion picture industry Motion picture authorship Motion pictures--Production and direction Playwriting Drama Theater Acting
Affiliation	Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art (Great Britain)
Profession or occupation	Screenwriters Motion picture producers and directors Dramatists Actors
Found in	His Absolute hell, 1990: t.p. (Rodney Ackland) Number seventeen, [20--?]: opening credits (scenario, Alma Reville, Alfred Hitchcock, Rodney Ackland) The illustrated who's who in British films, 1978: p. 11 (Ackland, Rodney; b. 1908 in London; stage actor, film director and writer, playwright) The encyclopedia of British film, 1993: page 2 (Rodney Ackland (born London, 1908-died Richmond, Surrey, 1991; screenwriter; real name: Bernstein; trained as an actor; by the 30s his career was set firmly in the direction of writing, particularly the adaptation of novels to the stage, and then as a screenwriter) Katz, E. The film encyclopedia, ©2008: page 12 (Rodney Ackland; screenwriter, playwright, actor; born May 18, 1908-died December 6, 1991; began writing for films and stage in 1930; wrote numerous plays and a number of screenplays for British films; directed one motion picture and played supporting parts in several) IMDb, August 12, 2015 (Rodney Ackland; writer, actor, director; studied for the stage at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art in London, England; spent several years acting before turning to the cinema; his career was split between screen writing and acting; born: Norman Ackland Bernstein on 18 May 1908 in London, England; died: 6 December 1991 in Richmond, Surrey, England) LC in RLIN, 5-6-91 (hdg.: Ackland, Rodney, 1908-)
Associated language	eng