Biography
Rodney Ackland (18 May 1908 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex – 6 December 1991 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) was an English playwright, actor, theatre director and screenwriter.
Born as Norman Ackland Bernstein in Southend, Essex, to a Jewish father from Warsaw and a non-Jewish mother, he was educated at Balham Grammar School in London. In his 16th year he made his first stage appearance at the Gate Theatre Studio, playing Medvedieff in Gorky's The Lower Depths and later studied acting at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art. He married Mab Lonsdale, daughter of the playwright Frederick Lonsdale, in 1952; she died in 1972.
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Filmography
all 30
Movies 30
Writer 25
Director 2
Writer
Absolute Hell (1991)
Movie
Writer
The Queen of Spades (1949)
Movie
Writer
Bond Street (1948)
Movie
Writer
Temptation Harbour (1947)
Movie
Writer
Wanted for Murder (1946)
Movie
Writer
En ny dag gryer (1945)
Movie
Writer
Love Story (1944)
Movie
Writer
The Hundred Pound Window (1944)
Movie
Director
Thursday's Child (1943)
Movie
Writer
Uncensored (1942)
Movie
Winker's Assistant
Alibi (1942)
Movie
Director
Lady Be Kind (1942)
Movie
Writer
Hatter's Castle (1942)
Movie
Writer
Letter from Home (1941)
Movie
Writer
Rush Hour (1941)
Movie
Writer
49th Parallel (1941)
Movie
Writer
Dangerous Moonlight (1941)
Movie
Writer
A Call for Arms! (1940)
Movie
Writer
George and Margaret (1940)
Movie
Writer
Miss Grant Goes to the Door (1940)
Movie
Writer
Under Your Hat (1940)
Movie
Writer
An Englishman's Home (1940)
Movie
Writer
Young Man's Fancy (1939)
Movie
Writer
The Silent Battle (1939)
Movie
Writer
Bank Holiday (1938)
Movie
Writer
Keep Smiling (1938)
Movie
Tommy Read
The Case of Gabriel Perry (1935)
Movie
Writer
Number Seventeen (1932)
Movie
Writer
Shadows (1931)
Movie
Man at Auction (uncredited)
The Skin Game (1931)
Movie
Ratings
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1908-05-18
Deathday1991-12-06 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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