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Betty E. Box

Known for: Production

Biography: 1915-09-25

Deathday: 1999-01-15 (83 years old)

Biography

Betty E. Box (full name Betty Evelyn Box) was a prolific producer of British films, mainly comedies, between 1946 and the early 1970s, working mainly for Pinewood Studios and often together with director Ralph Thomas.

Originally a commercial artist, she started producing documentaries during World War II for her filmmaker brother Sydney Box's company Verity Films. In 1946 she was followed her brother to Gainsborough Pictures, where she produced several features before the company closed in 1949. She then moved to Rank's Pinewood Studios, where she and Ralph Thomas made some 30 films together. All in all, she produced 47 features and was awarded an OBE in 1958.

Filmography

all 54

Movies 53

Producer 46

self 4

TV Shows 1

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Betty E. Box

Biography

Filmography

all 54

Movies 53

Producer 46

self 4

TV Shows 1

Flying Machines (2006)

The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry (1996)

Benji the Hunted (1987)

Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures (1986)

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985)

The Rank Charm School (1982)

For the Love of Benji (1977)

Percy's Progress (1974)

The Love Ban (1973)

Percy (1971)

Doctor in Trouble (1970)

Some Girls Do (1969)

Nobody Runs Forever (1968)

Deadlier Than the Male (1967)

Doctor in Clover (1966)

The High Bright Sun (1964)

Hot Enough for June (1964)

Doctor in Distress (1963)

The Wild and the Willing (1962)

A Pair of Briefs (1962)

No, My Darling Daughter (1961)

No Love for Johnnie (1961)

Doctor in Love (1960)

Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)

Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)

The 39 Steps (1959)

The Wind Cannot Read (1958)

A Tale of Two Cities (1958)

Campbell's Kingdom (1957)

Full Screen Ahead (1957)

Doctor at Large (1957)

Checkpoint (1956)

The Iron Petticoat (1956)

Doctor at Sea (1955)

Mad About Men (1954)

Doctor in the House (1954)

A Day to Remember (1953)

Venetian Bird (1952)

Appointment with Venus (1951)

The Clouded Yellow (1950)

So Long at the Fair (1950)

Christopher Columbus (1949)

Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)

Marry Me (1949)

It's Not Cricket (1949)

The Huggetts Abroad (1949)

Vote for Huggett (1949)

Here Come the Huggetts (1948)

The Blind Goddess (1948)

Miranda (1948)

When The Bough Breaks (1947)

Dear Murderer (1947)

The Upturned Glass (1947)

The Years Between (1946)

Information

Known ForProduction

GenderFemale

Birthday1915-09-25

Deathday1999-01-15 (83 years old)

Birth PlaceBeckenham, United Kingdom

CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Credited with

Known For
Production

Gender
Female

Birthday
1915-09-25

Deathday
1999-01-15 (83 years old)

Birth Place
Beckenham, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire