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Roy William Neill

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  • 1887 - 1946

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roy William Neill (4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was a film director best known today for directing several of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios. With his father as the captain, Neill was born on a ship off the coast of Ireland named Roland de Gostrie. He began directing silent movies in 1917 and went on to helm 107 films, 40 of them silent. Although most of Neill's films were for the most part low-budget B-movies, he was known for directing films with meticulously lit scenes with carefully layered shadows that would become the style of film noir in the late 1940s. In fact, his last film, Black Angel (1946), is considered a film noir. He was also credited in some works as R. William Neill, Roy W. Neill, and Roy Neill. Neill lived in the United States for most of his career and was a U.S. citizen. He did go to London from 1935 until 1940 where better opportunities existed for American directors. During this period, British film producer Edward Black hired Neill to direct The Lady Vanishes. However, due to delays in production, Black hired Alfred Hitchcock to direct instead. Neill died in London, England from a heart attack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy William Neill, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Birthday: 1887-09-04

Born At: Ireland, United Kingdom

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American Madness
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The Spider Woman
2443
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
3076
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
18706
Black Angel
20298
Terror by Night
20408
Dressed to Kill
20417
The Black Room
27003
Black Moon
29126
The House of Fear
33419
The Pearl of Death
33421
The Scarlet Claw
33423
The Woman in Green
34327
Doctor Syn
40679
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
44383
Pursuit to Algiers
50401
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
50553
The Circus Queen Murder
109117
Eyes of the Underworld
120814
Vive la France!
162540
The Viking
164453
The Lone Wolf Returns
167075
The 9th Guest
179254
The Menace
211349
Just Like Heaven
224858
The Good Bad Girl
227520
Hoots Mon
238353
Gypsy Wildcat
238830
Whirlpool
260007
Cock o' the Walk
266259
Mills of the Gods
268309
Above the Clouds
284504
Blind Date
284538
The Avenger
305597
San Francisco Nights
322812
The Iron Trail
323017
The City
323097
Eight Bells
337452
A Gentleman's Gentleman
340415
As the Devil Commands
381245
Rhythm of the Islands
391527
Madame Spy
415272
The Girl, Glory
419759
Good References
445086
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