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Violette Muriel Box, Baroness Gardiner, (22 September 1905 – 18 May 1991) was an English screenwriter and director, Britain's most prolific female director, having directed 12 feature films and one featurette.
Muriel Box was born on 22 September 1905 in New Malden, Surrey [now in Kingston upon Thames, London], England, UK. She was a writer and director, known for The Seventh Veil (1945), Mr. Lord Says No (1952) and A Novel Affair (1957).
- Muriel Box
- May 18, 1991
- September 22, 1905
Apr 12, 2023 · She directed more films than any woman in Britain, then or now, yet the accomplishments of Muriel Box are still not widely recognised. Ahead of a new season of her work, BFI curator Josephine Botting celebrates a pioneer in telling women’s stories.
Muriel Box was born on 22 September 1905 in New Malden, Surrey [now in Kingston upon Thames, London], England, UK. She was a writer and director, known for The Seventh Veil (1945), Mr. Lord Says No (1952) and Both Sides of the Law (1953).
- September 22, 1905
- May 18, 1991
Mar 29, 2017 · Talented as she may have been, and though she was able to build a decent-sized filmography, Muriel Box’s career illustrates an enormous problem that is all too common among early women filmmakers: Her films are nowhere near accessible.
May 18, 2021 · Learn about the challenges and achievements of Muriel Box, Britain's most prolific female feature director and the first British woman to win an Oscar. Explore how her films Good-Time Girl and Street Corner attracted the attention of the state and the censors.
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Jan 16, 1991 · Interview. Interview notes. Transcript. Biographical. Gallery. SUMMARY: In this interview recorded four months before her death in 1991 Muriel talks to Sid Cole, chiefly about her directing career, particularly her work on The Happy Family, The Beachcomber, To Dorothy a Son, Simon and Laura, and The Truth About Women.
