St. John Legh Clowes (1907–1951) was a South African writer and director.

Biography

Clowes wrote the play ''

Dear Murderer ''Dear Murderer'' is a 1947 British film noir crime, drama, thriller, directed by Arthur Crabtree for Gainsborough Pictures, and starring Eric Portman and Greta Gynt. The film has come to be regarded as one of the best movies made under the su ...

'' which was turned into a film. His parents - Captain Philip Cecil Clowes and Daphne Scholz, were married in Cape Town in 1903. ( Daphne's sister Avice married actor/writer Roland Pertwee in 1911)His grandfather,and namesake, was married to Elizabeth Caroline Bingham, the daughter of

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. His paternal aunt was the writer

Elinor Mordaunt Evelyn May Clowes, known by the pseudonym Elinor Mordaunt (7 May 1872 – 25 June 1942), was an English author, writer and traveller born in Nottinghamshire, England. Her travels included Mauritius and Australia; she undertook a wide variety of ...

. Clowes died in London in 1951.

Select credits

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'' (1929) – writer *''

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'' (1934) – writer, director *'' Soldier, Sailor'' (1944) – writer *''

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'' (1945) – writer *''

'' (1947) – original play *''

Things Happen at Night ''Things Happen at Night'' is a 1947 British supernatural ghost comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton, Robertson Hare and Garry Marsh. The film is based upon a stage play, ''The Poltergeist'', by Fran ...

'' (1948) – producer, writer *'' No Orchids for Miss Blandish'' (1948) – writer, director

References

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