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Born in South Africa, Henry Cornelius traveled to Europe, where he worked as an actor and director in stage productions in Germany, France and England. In 1933, with the Nazi takeover of Germany, Cornelius left Germany for France, and studied at the Sorbonne. He hooked up with director René Clair and went to England with Clair for The Ghost Goes West as an assistant editor... See full bio »

Born:

Ott-Heinz Cornelius
August 18, 1913 in Capetown, South Africa

Died:

May 2, 1958 (age 44) in London, England, UK

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Known For

Genevieve

Genevieve (1953)

Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico (1949)

I Am a Camera

I Am a Camera (1955)

The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major (1951)

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Filmography

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Director (5 titles)

1958 Next to No Time

1955 I Am a Camera

1953 Genevieve

1951 The Galloping Major

1949 Passport to Pimlico

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Editor (5 titles)

1939 The Lion Has Wings

1939 The Four Feathers

1938 Drums

1936 Forever Yours

1936 Men Are Not Gods

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Producer (4 titles)

1953 Genevieve (producer - uncredited)

1947 It Always Rains on Sunday (associate producer)

1947 Hue and Cry (associate producer)

1945 The Girl of the Canal (associate producer)

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Writer (3 titles)

1958 Next to No Time (writer)

1951 The Galloping Major

1947 It Always Rains on Sunday (screenplay)

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Soundtrack (1 title)

1947 It Always Rains on Sunday (lyrics: "Theme Without Words")

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Editorial Department (1 title)

1935 The Ghost Goes West (assistant editor - uncredited)

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

O.H. Cornelius

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Trivia:

Changed his name by Deed Poll to Henry Owen Cornelius in 1947. See more »

Star Sign:

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