Basil Dean

Basil Dean

ProducerWriterDirector
Born
September 27, 1888
Died
April 22, 1978

Basil Dean first appeared as an actor on the British stage in 1906. He soon switched careers and began writing and directing plays. Turning to the film industry, he became a producer and director in 1928; many of the films he produced and directed were based on his own stage plays.

Self

This Is Your Life(1955)as Self
The Curtain Goes Up(1958)as Self

Archive Footage

The South Bank Show(1978)as Self - Head of Ealing Studios & ENSA