Nicholas Monsarrat

Nicholas Monsarrat was born on Mar 22, 1910 in UK. Nicholas Monsarrat's big-screen debut came with The Cruel Sea directed by Charles Frend in 1953. Nicholas Monsarrat is known for The Cruel Sea directed by Charles Frend, Jack Hawkins stars as Ericson and Donald Sinden as Lockhart. The upcoming new movie Nicholas Monsarrat plays is Something to Hide which will be released on Feb 01, 1976.

Educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge. Joined R.N.V.R at start of WWII as a sub-lieutenant and rose to Lieutenant-Commander. Spent his time on convoy work, latterly in charge of a frigate. Director of UK Information Office in Johannesburg 1946-53, Ottawa 1953-56. Chairman of National War Memorial Health Foundation of South Africa. Awarded Heinemann Foundation Prize for Literature 1951, Coronation Medal 1953. Made Chevalier of the Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem 1973. His ashes were scattered over the sea.