Benedict James Explained

Benedict James
Birthname:	Bertram James
Birth Date:	31 October 1871
Birth Place:	Blaenavon, Monmouthshire United Kingdom
Death Date:	14 August 1957
Death Place:	London, United Kingdom
Yearsactive:	1915–1930 (films)

Benedict James (1871–1957) was a British writer and screenwriter. He worked on a number of screenplays for the Ideal Film Company, a leading British studio, during the Silent era. His birth name was Bertram James.^{[1] [2]}

Selected filmography

• The Lyons Mail (1916)
• The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1916)
• Sally in Our Alley (1916)
• The New Clown (1916)
• The Broken Melody (1916)
• Masks and Faces (1917)
• Under Suspicion (1919)
• The Case of Lady Camber (1920)
• A Son of David (1920)
• Sheer Bluff (1921)
• Her Penalty (1921)
• In Full Cry (1921)
• Kissing Cup's Race (1930)

References

1. Web site: BFI | Film & TV Database | JAMES, Benedict . 2012-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090904232914/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/373954 . 2009-09-04 . dead .
2. Book: Macdonald, Ian W.. https://books.google.com/books?id=WopaBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA49. 49. Screenwriting in Britain 1895–1929. Analysing the Screenplay. Nelmes. Jill. 2011. 978-0-415-55633-0. 2010010378.