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Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

March 1, 1888

Died

November 21, 1944 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Also Known As

  • David Lestrange

Eliot Stannard

Biography

Eliot Stannard (1 March 1888 – 21 November 1944) was an English screenwriter and director. Stannard wrote the screenplay for more than 80 films between 1914 and 1933, including eight films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He also directed five films. During the early 1920s, he worked on most of the screenplays for the Ideal Film Company, one of Britain's leading silent film studios.

[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

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Writing