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Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He also produced more than fifty films – his own as well as films directed by others.
Maurice Elvey. Director: The Glad Eye. Maurice Elvey was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, the oldest son of William Clarence Folkard, an inspecting engineer, and Sarah Anna Seward Folkard (formerly Pearce).
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Maurice Elvey. Director: The Glad Eye. Maurice Elvey was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, the oldest son of William Clarence Folkard, an inspecting engineer, and Sarah Anna Seward Folkard (formerly Pearce).
Listen to Maurice Elvey, one of the pioneers of the British film industry, talk about his early life, career and working conditions in this audio interview from 1963. He shares his memories of making silent films, working with Julius Hagen and escaping school board inspectors.
Maurice Elvey (1887–1967) was a prolific film director (of silent pictures especially) and enjoyed a very successful career in that industry lasting many decades. Born William Seward Folkard into a working-class family, Elvey changed his name around 1910, when he was acting.
Maurice Elvey was the older brother of Fred V. Merrick, and during the 1920s and 1930s they worked on a number of films together. In May 1996 the world premiere of a long-lost film about David Lloyd George, directed by Elvey, took place in Cardiff more than 70 years later than scheduled.
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Learn about the life and career of Maurice Elvey, the most prolific director of the British film industry with nearly 200 films to his credit. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, worked with many stars and genres, and helped shape early British cinema.
