Brian Desmond Hurst
Brian Desmond Hurst was born on Feb 12, 1895 in UK. Brian Desmond Hurst's big-screen debut came with Bucket of Blood directed by Brian Desmond Hurst in 1934. Brian Desmond Hurst is known for A Christmas Carol directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, Alastair Sim stars as Ebenezer Scrooge and Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Dilber. The upcoming new movie Brian Desmond Hurst plays is His and Hers which will be released on Nov 02, 1967.
Hailing from East Belfast, Northern Ireland, Hans Moore Hawthorn Hurst was a linen worker before joining the army during World War I. He was a private in the Royal Irish Rifles, and survived the slaughter at the disastrous Gallipoli landing in Turkey. He changed his name to Brian Desmond Hurst. On his return home he became disturbed by the continuing troubles in Belfast and left for Canada to train as an artist. He became part of the artistic "bohemian" movement and moved in those circles in Paris and New York. He eventually wound up in Hollywood, where he studied the craft of filmmaking under the tutelage of famed director
Birthday
Feb 12, 1895Place of Birth
Castlereagh, County Down, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK
Known For
Movies & TV Shows
- 1962
The Playboy of the Western World
director, writer
6.3 - 1961
director
5.6 - 1958
director
6.2 - 1957
director
5.5 - 1956
director
5.5 - 1955
director
6.2 - 1953
director
6.5 - 1951
director, producer
8.1 - 1951
producer
7.1 - 1949
director
5.8 - 1947
director
6.3 - 1947
director
6.2 - 1946
director
7.1 - 1942
director, writer
6.6 - 1941
director, writer
6.3 - 1940
director, writer
4.8 - 1940
director, producer
6.5 - 1939
director
5.7 - 1939
director, writer
6.5 - 1937
director
5.5 - 1936
director
5.6 - 1936
director
6.4 - 1936
director
6.2 - 1934
director, writer
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