George H. Brown (producer)
George H. Brown (1913–2001) was a British film producer.[1]
Early life[edit]
His father, a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps, was shot down and taken prisoner by the Germans during the First World War. He went to live with relatives in Barcelona. His mother, Nancy Hambley Hughes, was an actress-singer with the D'Oyly Carte Company.
Brown worked as a stuntman, bit player, singer and dancer. He worked as third assistant director on The House of the Spaniard (1936), and assistant director on Fire Over England (1936). He was production assistant on the first three movies for Mayflower Productions and married Maureen O'Hara briefly (1939-1941). Brown then went to work on The Proud Valley (1939).
During World War II, he worked in the RAF Film Unit in the North African desert.[1]
His breakthrough film as producer was Hotel Sahara (1951) based on his own story for which he raised finance.[2]
He remarried in 1948 to Bettina Kohr who predeceased him in 1998. They had a daughter Tina and a son Christopher.
Select Credits[edit]
- The House of the Spaniard (1936) – 3rd AD
- Fire Over England (1936) – 1st AD
- Vessel of Wrath (1938) – production associate
- St Martin's Lane (1938) – production associate
- Jamaica Inn (1939) – production associate
- The Proud Valley (1940) – production associate
- 49th Parallel (1941) – in charge of production
- Journey Together (1945) – associate producer
- School for Secrets (1946) – co-producer
- Vice Versa (1947) – producer
- Fame is the Spur (1947) – producer
- Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948) – producer
- The Chiltern Hundreds (1949) – producer
- Hotel Sahara (1951) – writer, producer
- Made in Heaven (1952) – producer, story
- Desperate Moment (1953) – producer, writer
- The Seekers (1954) – producer
- Jacqueline (1956) – producer
- Dangerous Exile (1957) – producer
- Rooney (1958)
- Tommy the Toreador (1959) – producer, writer
- The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960) – producer
- Double Bunk (1961) – producer
- Murder She Said (1961) – producer
- Village of Daughters (1962) – producer
- Kill or Cure (1962) – producer
- Murder at the Gallop (1963)
- Ladies Who Do (1963) – producer
- Go Kart Go (1964) – producer
- Guns at Batasi (1964) – producer
- Runaway Railway (1966) – producer
- Finders Keepers (1966) – story, producer
- The Trap (1966) – producer
- A Ghost of a Chance (1967) – producer
- The Waiters (1968) (short) – producer
- Up in the Air (1969) – producer
- Hoverbug (1969) – producer
- Assault (1971) – producer
- Revenge (1971) - producer
- All Coppers Are... (1972) – producer
- Innocent Bystanders (1973) – producer
- Penny Gold (1974) – producer
- Open Season (1974) – producer
References[edit]
- ^ a b Vallance, Tom (9 January 2001). "George H. Brown". The Independent.
- ^ Stephen Watts (8 July 1951). "Noted on the London Screen Scene: Coming Up New Phase Independent". The New York Times.