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Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He also produced more than fifty films – his own as well as films directed by others.
- Film director, Film producer
- William Seward Folkard, 11 November 1887, Stockton-on-Tees, England
- 1913–1958
- 28 August 1967 (aged 79), Brighton, England
Maurice Elvey; eigentlich William Seward Folkard; (* 11. November 1887 in Stockton-on-Tees ; † 28. August 1967 in Brighton ) war ein britischer Filmregisseur , Drehbuchautor und Filmproduzent .
Maurice Elvey. Director: The Glad Eye. Maurice Elvey was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, the oldest son of William Clarence Folkard, an inspecting engineer, and Sarah Anna Seward Folkard (formerly Pearce).
- Director, Producer, Writer
- November 11, 1887
- Maurice Elvey
- August 28, 1967
: Maurice Elvey was a film pioneer and the most prolific director in British film history making some 300 feature films and innumerable shorts. His film career spanned 44 years but to the majority of film fans his name means nothing. He was born William Seward Folkard on 11 November 1887 in Park Road Stockton and had very little education and ...
Filmografie. Regisseur. Drehbuch. Entdecke alle Filme von Maurice Elvey. Von den Anfängen seiner 15 Karriere-Jahre bis zu geplanten Projekten.
Listen to Maurice Elvey, one of the pioneers of the British film industry, talk about his early life, career and working conditions in this audio interview from 1963. He shares his memories of making silent films, working with Julius Hagen and escaping school board inspectors.
Maurice Elvey. Maurice Elvey (1887 - 1967) Few directors have been as derided as Maurice Elvey. For some, he represents all that's bad about British films. Yet he holds the record for the number of British films he directed and his reputation is undergoing something of a renaissance. He must have done something right.
