Ian Dalrymple
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- August 26, 1903
- Place of birth
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Died
- March 28, 1989
Biography
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Ian Dalrymple (26 August 1903 – 28 March 1989) was a British screenwriter, film director, film editor and film producer. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University. Initially, he worked as an editor at Gaumont-British pictures and Gainsborough Pictures, later turning to screenwriting. During World War II, he was a producer for the Crown Film Unit, the government run agency for information and propaganda films, in particular working, and forming a close friendship, with Humphrey Jennings. Later, Dalrymple worked for MGM-Korda as a producer. He formed Wessex Productions as his own company, making his films at Pinewood Studios.
He died in London on 28 March 1989.
Movies directed by Ian Dalrymple
- Storm in a Teacup 1937 · ★ 7.4
- Esther Waters 1948 · ★ 6.4
- Old Bill and Son 1941 · ★ 6.6
- Sea Fort 1940
- Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children 1937