Ivar Campbell (born 1904, died 1985), full name Donald Robert Ivar Campbell, was a

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and

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. Son of Lt-Col Robert Ormus Campbell and Beatrice (née Cadell).

Personal life

Born in New Zealand when his father was there approx. 1892–1910. 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, Sheila (a film scenario writer) and widowed mother Beatrice. In 1950 he appears to own a fishing boat. In 1960, Campbell and his wife purchased

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which was inherited by his nephew, Angus, in 1985. Sheila Campbell is credited as a writer on Belles of St Clements, Feather Your Nest and Expert Opinion.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1932) * '' Song of the Plough'' (1933) * ''

The Wishbone ''The Wishbone'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Nellie Wallace, Davy Burnaby and A. Bromley Davenport. It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie for release by MGM.Wood p.80 Premise After she inheri ...

'' (1933) * ''

Paris Plane ''Paris Plane'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring John Loder, Molly Lamont and Allan Jeayes. It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie. Plot A Scotland Yard detective pursues a murderer aboar ...

'' (1933) * ''

Doss House ''Doss House'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Frank Cellier, Arnold Bell and Herbert Franklyn. It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.77 In 1941 Baxter remade the film as ''The Common T ...

'' (1933) * '' She Was Only a Village Maiden'' (1933) * ''

The Diplomatic Lover ''The Diplomatic Lover'' is a 1934 British musical romance film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Harold French, Tamara Desni and Davy Burnaby. The film was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie for release by Fox Film.Chibnall, ...

'' (1934) * ''

Bypass to Happiness ''Bypass to Happiness'' is a 1934 British romantic comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Tamara Desni, Maurice Evans and Kay Hammond. It was shot at Shepperton Studios near London and distributed by Fox Film.Wood p.81 Cast *Tamar ...

'' (1934) * ''

Designing Women ''Designing Women'' is an American television sitcom created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that aired on CBS from September 29, 1986, to May 24, 1993, producing seven seasons and 163 episodes. It was a joint production of Bloodworth/Thomason M ...

'' (1934) * '' The Mad Hatters'' (1935) * ''

Expert's Opinion ''Expert's Opinion'' is a 1935 British thriller film directed by Ivar Campbell and starring Lucille Lisle, Leslie Perrins and Franklyn Bellamy. A group of foreign spies attempt to steal the plans for a new weapon. It was made at Elstree Studios ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Belles of St. Clements ''The Belles of St. Clements'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Ivar Campbell and starring Evelyn Foster, Meriel Forbes and Basil Langton. It is a melodrama set inside a teacher training college. Cast * Evelyn Foster ... Eve Chester * M ...

'' (1936) * '' Grand Finale'' (1936) * '' Feather Your Nest'' (1937) * '' Captain's Orders'' (1937) * ''

Too Many Husbands ''Too Many Husbands'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''My Two Husbands'') is a 1940 American romantic comedy film about a woman who loses her husband in a boating accident and remarries, only to have her first spouse reappear—yet another var ...

'' (1938)

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* New Zealand film directors 1904 births Year of death missing People from Ōtaki, New Zealand {{Film-director-stub