Andrew P. Wilson (born 1886), was a British director, playwright, teacher, and actor. He acted as General Manager for the

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in Dublin, Ireland in 1914-15. There, he produced his own play, ''The Slough,'' about Irish poor. He was also one of the co-creators of the

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(1921–1924). In 1924 he directed a series of silent films adapted from the golf stories of

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. The films featured actor Harry Beasley as a

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who observes the humorous dramas of various golfers, thus providing a connective tissue between the short films. (In the short stories, this function is performed by The Oldest Member of a golfing club.) Wilson wrote radio plays for the

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, including the series ''Sandy and Andy'' that ran between 1936 and 1947. He was born in

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Selected filmography

* '' Ordeal by Golf'' (1924)

External links

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Plays written during World War 1 on the Great War Theatre website
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