St. John Legh Clowes | |
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Born | 1907 |
Died | 1951 |
Citizenship | South African |
Occupation(s) | Writer and Director |
Notable work | Grand Prix |
St. John Legh Clowes (1907–1951) was a South African writer and director.
Clowes wrote the play Dear Murderer which was turned into a film. [1]
His parents - Captain Philip Cecil Clowes and Daphne Scholz, were married in Cape Town in 1903. (Daphne's sister Avice married actor/writer Roland Pertwee in 1911.) His grandfather, and namesake, was married to Elizabeth Caroline Bingham, the daughter of Denis Arthur Bingham, 3rd Baron Clanmorris. [2] His paternal aunt was the writer Elinor Mordaunt.
Clowes died in London in 1951. [3]
St. John Legh Clowes | |
---|---|
Born | 1907 |
Died | 1951 |
Citizenship | South African |
Occupation(s) | Writer and Director |
Notable work | Grand Prix |
St. John Legh Clowes (1907–1951) was a South African writer and director.
Clowes wrote the play Dear Murderer which was turned into a film. [1]
His parents - Captain Philip Cecil Clowes and Daphne Scholz, were married in Cape Town in 1903. (Daphne's sister Avice married actor/writer Roland Pertwee in 1911.) His grandfather, and namesake, was married to Elizabeth Caroline Bingham, the daughter of Denis Arthur Bingham, 3rd Baron Clanmorris. [2] His paternal aunt was the writer Elinor Mordaunt.
Clowes died in London in 1951. [3]