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Humphrey Jennings

Humphrey Jennings

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

19/08/1907

Day of Death

24/09/1950
(43) years old

Place of Birth

Walberswick, United Kingdom

Biography

Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (19 August 1907 – 24 September 1950) was an English documentary filmmaker, celebrated for his poetic and visually striking portrayals of British life during World War II. A co-founder of the Mass Observation social research organization, Jennings blended avant-garde t... Read More

Known For

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

BBC: The Voice of Britain

BBC: The Voice of Britain

Filmography

Crew

1950

Family Portrait

as Director

1950

Family Portrait

as Writer

1949

The Dim Little Island

as Director

1949

The Dim Little Island

as Producer

1948

The Cumberland Story

as Director

1946

A Defeated People

as Director

1945

A Diary for Timothy

as Director

1945

Myra Hess

as Director

1944

V. 1

as Director

1944

The True Story of Lili Marlene

as Director

1944

The Eighty Days

as Director

1944

The True Story of Lili Marlene

as Writer

1943

The Silent Village

as Director

1943

The Silent Village

as Producer

1943

Fires Were Started

as Director

1943

Fires Were Started

as Writer

1942

Listen to Britain

as Director

1942

Listen to Britain

as Writer

1942

Listen to Britain

as Editor

1941

The Heart of Britain

as Director

1941

Words for Battle

as Director

1941

This Is England

as Director

1940

London Can Take It!

as Director

1940

Spring Offensive

as Director

1940

Welfare of the Workers

as Director

1939

Cargoes

as Director

1939

Spare Time

as Director

1939

S.S. Ionian

as Director

1939

The First Days

as Director

1938

English Harvest

as Director

1938

Speaking from America

as Director

1938

Penny Journey

as Director

1938

The Farm

as Director

1938

Making Fashion

as Director

1937

Farewell Topsails

as Director

1936

The Birth of the Robot

as Color Designer

1936

David Low Animation

as Producer

1935

Coal Face

as Additional Photography

1934

Post-Haste

as Director

1934

Locomotives

as Director

1934

The Story of the Wheel

as Director