About

Known credits:
69
Birthday:
1907-04-29
Place of birth:
Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Website:
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Sydney Box

Overview

Frank Sydney Box (29 April 1907 – 25 May 1983) was a British film producer and screenwriter, and brother of British film producer Betty Box. In 1940, he founded the documentary film company Verity Films with Jay Lewis.[2]

He produced and co-wrote the screenplay, with his then wife director Muriel Box, for The Seventh Veil (1945), which received the 1946 Oscar for best original screenplay.[3]

Sydney and Muriel married in 1935, had a daughter Leonora the following year, and divorced in 1969.

Known for

Directing
1941 Ten Tips for Tackling Tanks Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1960 Too Young to Love Writing Writer 59
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1957 The Truth About Women Writing Writer 58
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1957 The Passionate Stranger Writing Writer 58
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1954 Forbidden Cargo Writing Screenplay 59
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1953 Street Corner Writing Screenplay 58
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1952 The Happy Family Writing Writer 59
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1949 Christopher Columbus Writing Writer 59
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1948 Here Come the Huggetts Writing Writer 59
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1948 Portrait from Life Writing Writer 59
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1948 The Blind Goddess Writing Writer 59
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1948 Daybreak Writing Writer 59
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1948 Good-Time Girl Writing Writer 59
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1948 Easy Money Writing Screenplay 59
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1947 Holiday Camp Writing Screenplay 59
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1947 Dear Murderer Writing Screenplay 58
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1947 The Man Within Writing Screenplay 59
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1947 The Brothers Writing Writer 58
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1946 A Girl in a Million Writing Writer 59
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1946 The Years Between Writing Screenplay 59
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1945 The Seventh Veil Writing Writer 59
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1945 29 Acacia Avenue Writing Screenplay 59
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1936 Let's Ask the Ladies Writing Screenplay N/A
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1936 Sweet Success Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1935 Alibi Inn Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1967 Deadlier Than the Male Production Executive Producer 58
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1960 Piccadilly Third Stop Production Producer 59
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1960 Too Young to Love Production Producer 59
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1959 Subway in the Sky Production Producer 59
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1959 The Night We Dropped a Clanger Production Executive Producer 59
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1959 The Treasure of San Teresa Production Producer 59
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1958 Floods of Fear Production Producer 59
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1957 The Truth About Women Production Producer 58
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1957 The Passionate Stranger Production Producer 58
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1956 Eyewitness Production Producer 59
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1955 The Prisoner Production Executive Producer 59
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1954 To Dorothy, a Son Production Producer 58
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1954 The Beachcomber Production Producer 59
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1954 Forbidden Cargo Production Producer 59
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1953 Street Corner Production Producer 58
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1952 The Happy Family Production Producer 59
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1950 So Long at the Fair Production Producer 59
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1949 Christopher Columbus Production Executive Producer 59
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1949 Once Upon a Dream Production Producer 59
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1948 My Brother's Keeper Production Production Manager 59
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1948 Daybreak Production Producer 59
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1948 Good-Time Girl Production Producer 59
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1948 Broken Journey Production Producer 59
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1948 Easy Money Production Executive Producer 59
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1947 Jassy Production Producer 58
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1947 Holiday Camp Production Producer 59
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1947 Dear Murderer Production Executive Producer 58
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1947 The Upturned Glass Production Producer 59
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1947 The Man Within Production Producer 59
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1947 The Brothers Production Producer 58
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1946 A Girl in a Million Production Producer 59
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1946 The Years Between Production Producer 59
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1945 The Seventh Veil Production Producer 59
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1945 29 Acacia Avenue Production Producer 59
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1944 Don't Take It to Heart Production Producer 59
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1944 On Approval Production Executive Producer 59
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1944 Out of Chaos Production Producer N/A
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1943 The Flemish Farm Production Producer 59
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1943 Jig-Saw: Careless Talk Costs Lives Production Executive In Charge Of Production N/A
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1942 We Serve Production Producer N/A
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1942 Men of Tomorrow Production Producer N/A
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1941 Jane Brown Changes Her Job Production Producer N/A
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1941 W.V.S. Production Producer N/A
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1937 O.H.M.S. Production Producer 59
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