Thomas John Howells (July 1913 – 6 September 1990) was a

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film-maker, who is best remembered for his documentary ''

Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Under ...

'', the only Welsh film to have won an Academy Award, for Documentary Short Subject in 1963.

Career

Howells was born in

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near Rhymney and was a school teacher before switching to film-making, working within the Pathe Documentary Unit before going freelance. He wrote around 30 documentaries during the course of his career, and from the 1960s produced work for HTV, including ''Return To Rhymney'' (1972) and ''Penclawdd Wedding'' (1974). A frequent musical collaborator was Edward Williams. Although best known for his impressionistic and lyrical documentaries, he also wrote screenplays for around 30 non-TV feature films, including ''

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'' (1953) and '' Skid Kids'' (1953).

Selected filmography

*
Cricket
' (1950) - scriptwriter

References

External links

* 1913 births 1990 deaths Welsh film directors People from Rhymney {{UK-film-director-stub