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John Hale(I)

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  • Director
  • Actor
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John Hale was born on 5 February 1926 in Woolwich, London, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) and ITV Television Playhouse (1955).
BornFebruary 5, 1926
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for:

Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Anne of the Thousand Days
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1969
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Mary, Queen of Scots
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1971
ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
ITV Television Playhouse
8.1
TV Series
  • Director
The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970)
The Mind of Mr. Soames
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1970

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Writer

  • Nostromo (1996)
    Nostromo
    • Writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1996–1997
  • Children of the North (1991)
    Children of the North
    • screenplay
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • John Gielgud, Michael Caine, Felicity Dean, James Fox, and Nigel Havers in The Whistle Blower (1986)
    The Whistle Blower
    • based on the novel by
    • 1986
  • BBC2 Playhouse (1973)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    • play and novel
    • TV Series
    • 1981
  • Goodbye America
    • writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1976
  • Ben Kingsley, Kenneth Colley, and Peter Egan in The Love School (1975)
    The Love School
    • by
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Ego Hugo
    • script
    • TV Movie
    • 1973
  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1969–1973
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1966–1972
  • Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
    Mary, Queen of Scots
    • original screenplay
    • 1971
  • The Bristol Entertainment
    • writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1971
  • Elizabeth R (1971)
    Elizabeth R
    • writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1971
  • The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970)
    The Mind of Mr. Soames
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • The Distracted Preacher
    • adapted by
    • TV Movie
    • 1969
  • Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
    Anne of the Thousand Days
    • screenplay by
    • 1969

Director

  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1962–1964
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1962–1963

Actor

  • Nostromo (1996)
    Nostromo
    • Sir John
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1996–1997
  • Walter Brennan and Dack Rambo in The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)
    The Guns of Will Sonnett
    • Gambler
    • TV Series
    • 1969
  • Faces (1968)
    Faces
    • 1968
  • Natalie Wood in Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
    Inside Daisy Clover
    • Harry Goslett
    • 1965
  • Charles Boyer and Susanne Cramer in The Rogues (1964)
    The Rogues
    • Able
    • Clerk
    • TV Series
    • 1964–1965

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 5, 1926
    • Woolwich, London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Valerie June BryanAugust 1950 - ? (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    He directed the Bristol Old Vic School at the Theatre Royal in Bristol, England with Peter Wyngarde, Donald Pickering, Ingrid Hafner, Peter Wilson, Robin Phillips, Patrick Stewart OBE, Norman Tyrrell, David Perry, David King, John Woodvine, Daniel Moynihan, Susan Engel and Peter Jeffrey in the cast. Patrick Robertson and Rosemary Vercoe were the designers.

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