Biography
Gordon Wong Wellesley (8 December 1894 β 1980) was an Australian-born screenwriter and writer of Chinese descent. Born in Sydney in 1894 He wrote over thirty screenplays in the United States and Britain, often collaborating with the director Carol Reed. He began his career in Hollywood in the early 1930s and worked in Britain beginning about 1935. He was married to the scriptwriter Katherine Strueby. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Writing, Original Story at the 1942 Oscars for Night Train to Munich, which was based on his novel, Report on a Fugitive.
Filmography
all 31
Movies 29
Writer 25
TV Shows 2
Producer 2
Director 2
Screenplay 1
Writer
The Young Jacobites (1963)
TV
Script Supervisor
Dead Man's Evidence (1962)
Movie
Writer
Sir Francis Drake (1961)
TV
Writer
Visa to Canton (1960)
Movie
6
Writer
The Malpas Mystery (1960)
Movie
Writer
The Young Jacobites (1960)
Movie
Writer
The March Hare (1956)
Movie
Writer
The Green Scarf (1954)
Movie
Writer
The Reluctant Widow (1950)
Movie
Producer
The Lost People (1949)
Movie
Writer
Mr. Emmanuel (1944)
Movie
Writer
The Shipbuilders (1943)
Movie
Director
Rhythm Serenade (1943)
Movie
Director
The Silver Fleet (1943)
Movie
Writer
The Peterville Diamond (1943)
Movie
Writer
Flying Fortress (1942)
Movie
Writer
This Was Paris (1942)
Movie
Writer
Atlantic Ferry (1941)
Movie
Writer
Freedom Radio (1941)
Movie
Writer
Sailors Three (1940)
Movie
Writer
Night Train to Munich (1940)
Movie
Producer
The High Command (1937)
Movie
Writer
Laburnum Grove (1936)
Movie
Writer
Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife (1936)
Movie
Screenplay
Death Drives Through (1935)
Movie
Writer
Lorna Doone (1934)
Movie
Writer
Java Head (1934)
Movie
Writer
Over the Garden Wall (1934)
Movie
Writer
Love, Life and Laughter (1934)
Movie
Writer
Shanghai Madness (1933)
Movie
Writer
The Right to Live (1933)
Movie
Ratings
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1906-12-08
Deathday1980-10-01 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceSydney, Australia
CitizenshipsAustralia, United Kingdom
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