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Edward Black (18 August 1900, Birmingham – 30 November 1948, London) was a British film producer, best known for being head of production at Gainsborough Studios in the late 1930s and early 1940s, during which time he oversaw production of the Gainsborough melodramas. [1] [2] He also produced such classic films as The Lady Vanishes (1938).
Producer Edward Black was born in Birmingham, England, in 1900. He was a major figure in the development of the British film industry. His father George was in charge of the property department at the famous Theatre Royal in Birmingham, and got into the burgeoning cinema industry by buying up or starting movie houses across England.
- Producer
- August 18, 1900
- Edward Black
- November 30, 1948
Edward Black was a British film producer, best known for being head of production at Gainsborough Studios in the late 1930s and early 1940s, during which time he oversaw production of the Gainsborough melodramas. He also produced such classic films as The Lady Vanishes . Black has been called "one of the unsung heroes of the British film industry" and "one of the greatest figures in British film history, the maker of stars like Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, John Mills and Stewart Granger ...
Edward Black (18 August 1900, Birmingham - 30 November 1948, London) was an English film producer, best known for being head of production at Gainsborough Studios in the late 1930s and early 1940s, during which time he oversaw production of the Gainsborough melodramas. He also produced such classic films as The Lady Vanishes (1938).
Edward Black may refer to: Edward Black (minister) (1793–1845), Canadian minister and teacher. Edward Black (producer) (1900–1948), English film producer. Edward Junius Black (1806–1846), American politician, U.S. Representative for Georgia. Edward Black (soldier) (1853–1872), youngest serving soldier of the American Civil War.
Edward Black (18 August 1900, Birmingham – 30 November 1948, London) was a British film producer, best known for being head of production at Gainsborough Studios in the late 1930s and early 1940s, during which time he oversaw production of the Gainsborough melodramas. He also produced such classic films as The Lady Vanishes (1938).
Edward Black was a British film producer who was born on 18 August, 1900 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was best known for producing the classic British films such as The Third Man (1949), The Man in the White Suit (1951), and The Ladykillers (1955).
