Sydney Box(1907-1983)

Producer
Writer
Production Manager

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Sydney Box was born on 29 April 1907 in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for The Seventh Veil (1945), Holiday Camp (1947) and Forbidden Cargo (1954). He was married to Muriel Box. He died on 25 May 1983 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win total

Known for

The Seventh Veil (1945)

The Seventh Veil

6.7

Producer

1945

Holiday Camp (1947)

6.6

Producer

1947

Forbidden Cargo (1954)

Forbidden Cargo

6.5

Producer

1954

The Facts of Love (1945)

The Facts of Love

6.5

Producer

1945

Credits

Producer

Deadlier Than the Male
6.3
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1967
Piccadilly Third Stop
6.2
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1960
Too Young to Love
5.9
- producer (uncredited)
- 1960
Make Mine a Double
5.6
- executive producer (uncredited)
- 1959
Hot Money Girl
5.6
- producer (uncredited)
- 1959
Subway in the Sky
5.7
- producer
- 1959
Floods of Fear
6.5
- producer
- 1958
The Truth About Women
6.0
- producer
- 1957
White Hunter
6.5
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1957
Eyewitness
6.3
- producer
- 1956
The Prisoner
6.8
- executive producer
- 1955
The Beachcomber
6.2
- producer (uncredited)
- 1954
Forbidden Cargo
6.5
- producer
- 1954
Both Sides of the Law
6.7
- A Sydney Box Production
- 1953
Mr. Lord Says No
6.6
- producer
- 1952

Writer

A King's Story
7.2
- original treatment for the screen
- 1965
Too Young to Love
5.9
- screenplay
- 1960
The Truth About Women
6.0
- screenplay
- 1957
A Novel Affair
6.2
- original screenplay
- 1957
The United States Steel Hour
7.8
TV Series
- previous screenplay
- 1955
The Beachcomber
6.2
- screenplay
- 1954
Forbidden Cargo
6.5
- written by
- 1954
Both Sides of the Law
6.7
- screenplay
- 1953
Mr. Lord Says No
6.6
- screenplay
- 1952
Schlitz Playhouse
7.5
TV Series
- Writer
- 1951
Christopher Columbus
6.0
- writer
- 1949
Lost Daughter
6.7
- screenplay
- 1949
Here Come the Huggetts
6.2
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1948
The Blind Goddess
6.3
- screenplay
- 1948
Good-Time Girl
6.5
- writer
- 1948

Production Manager

So Long at the Fair
7.1
- in charge of production
- 1950
The Astonished Heart
6.0
- in charge of production
- 1950
Vote for Huggett
6.2
- executive in charge of production
- 1949
Lost Daughter
6.7
- in charge of production
- 1949
Here Come the Huggetts
6.2
- in charge of production
- 1948
Quartet
7.3
- in charge of production
- 1948
The Blind Goddess
6.3
- executive in charge of production
- 1948
My Brother's Keeper
6.3
- in charge of production
- 1948
Broken Journey
5.8
- in charge of production
- 1948
Miranda
6.8
- executive in charge of production
- 1948
Snowbound
5.8
- executive in charge of production
- 1948
Easy Money
6.0
- in charge of production
- 1948
When the Bough Breaks
6.6
- executive in charge of production
- 1947
Song of the People
Short
- executive in charge of production
- 1945
Country Town
5.3
Short
- executive in charge of production
- 1945

Personal details

Alternative name
- Sidney Box
Born
- April 29, 1907
- Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Died
- May 25, 1983
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Spouse
- Muriel Box1935 - 1969 (divorced)
Other works
Stage: Wrote (w/Muriel Box) "The Seventh Veil," performed at the Princes' Theatre in London, Englandm with Ann Todd, Leo Genn, Herbert Lom and Ralph Michael in the cast. NOTE: Filmed as The Seventh Veil (1945).
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography

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Trivia
British writer, a former journalist who became active as a theatrical producer. With his wife Muriel Box, he produced more than 100 one-act plays. Founded Verity Films in 1940, turning out more than 120 shorts for the war effort in the space of two years. Collaborated with his wife Muriel on several feature films, of which the biggest hit was The Seventh Veil (1945), which won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. After a spell at Rank, Sydney became head of production at Pinewood in 1949. Retired from films in 1959 to work as a television executive.

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