Frank Godwin (film producer) explained

Frank Godwin (23 June 1917 – 6 September 2012) was an English film producer, best known for the film Woman in a Dressing Gown.

Born to a theatrical family,[1] Godwin initially worked as an accountant and joined Gainsborough Studios in 1943.

In 1956, Godwin established a film production company with film director J. Lee Thompson and writer Ted Willis. They made two films for Associated British Picture Corporation: the award-winning Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) and No Trees in the Street (1959).[2]

Godwin was a producer for films such as Don't Bother to Knock (1961) and Demons of the Mind (1972).[3] His final film was Terry on the Fence (1985) which he also wrote and directed.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Planet Browny - News from the planet. https://archive.today/20130131102528/http://planetbrowny.com/sauce/?p=8242. dead. January 31, 2013. Planet Browny.
  2. Book: Porter, Vincent. Ashby. Justine. Higson. Andrew. British Cinema: Past and Present: "Outsiders in England: the films of the Associated British Picture Corporation, 1949-1958". 2000. Routledge. 162. 9780415220620.
  3. Web site: Frank Godwin | Movies and Filmography. AllMovie.
  4. Web site: Frank Godwin. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308030700/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1e9e0c. dead. 8 March 2016. BFI.