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Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. [2]
Maurice Elvey. Director: The Glad Eye. Maurice Elvey was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, the oldest son of William Clarence Folkard, an inspecting engineer, and Sarah Anna Seward Folkard (formerly Pearce).
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Maurice Elvey. Director: The Glad Eye. Maurice Elvey was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, the oldest son of William Clarence Folkard, an inspecting engineer, and Sarah Anna Seward Folkard (formerly Pearce).
Maurice Elvey was born William Seward Folkard on 11 November 1887, 14 Park Road, Stockton-on-Tees. He was the most prolific director of the British film industry with a career spanning...
Maurice Elvey was the most prolific director in the British film industry, having directed almost 200 films in over 40 years. Maurice Elvey and his wife Isobel Elsom in 1924. Image courtesy of Preston Park Museum.
Tape 1, Side 1. Ralph Bond : This is a tape-recorded interview with Maurice Elvey, who is certainly one of the pioneers of the British film industry. Even the doyen of the British film industry. During his lifetime, Maurice has made at least 150 films.
Maurice Elvey was the older brother of Fred V. Merrick, and during the 1920s and 1930s they worked on a number of films together. In May 1996 the world premiere of a long-lost film about David Lloyd George, directed by Elvey, took place in Cardiff more than 70 years later than scheduled.
