
Frank Launder
Biography
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Frank Launder (28 January 1906 – 23 February 1997) was a British writer, film director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat.
He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England and worked briefly as a clerk before becoming an actor and then a playwright. He began working as a screenwriter on British films in the 1930s, contributing the original story for the classic Will Hay comedy Oh, Mr Porter! (1937). After writing a number of screenplays with Gilliat, including The Lady Vanishes (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and Night Train to Munich for Carol Reed; the two men wrote and directed the wartime drama Millions Like Us (1943).
After founding their own production company Individual Pictures, they produced a number of memorable dramas and thrillers including I See a Dark Stranger (1945) and Green for Danger (1946), but were best known for their comedies including The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) and most famously, the St Trinians series, based on Ronald Searle's cartoons set in an anarchic girls school. He was married to actress Bernadette O'Farrell from 1950 until his death in Monaco. The couple had two children.
Directing (17 movies)

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
1960

The Belles of St. Trinian's
1954

Two Thousand Women
1944

I See a Dark Stranger
1946

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
1966

Geordie
1955

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
1957

The Bridal Path
1959

Millions Like Us
1943

The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950

Folly to Be Wise
1952

Captain Boycott
1947

The Blue Lagoon
1949

Joey Boy
1965

Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
1980

Partners in Crime
1942