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Violette Muriel Box, Baroness Gardiner, (22 September 1905 – 18 May 1991) was an English screenwriter and director, Britain's most prolific female director, having directed 12 feature films and one featurette.
Muriel Box was born on 22 September 1905 in New Malden, Surrey [now in Kingston upon Thames, London], England, UK. She was a writer and director, known for The Seventh Veil (1945), Mr. Lord Says No (1952) and A Novel Affair (1957).
- Muriel Box
- May 18, 1991
- September 22, 1905
Apr 12, 2023 · Throughout her life, Muriel Box foregrounded women’s stories, perhaps most successfully during her years in the British film industry. Working at a time of enormous social change in postwar Britain, Box played a key role, using her position in the film industry to further the cause of women’s liberation.
A retrospective at San Sebastian reveals the achievements of Muriel Box, who directed 12 solo features from 1952 to 1964, including The Seventh Veil, The Happy Family and The Passionate Stranger. Learn about her career, style and legacy in this article by Neil Young.
Muriel Box was born on 22 September 1905 in New Malden, Surrey [now in Kingston upon Thames, London], England, UK. She was a writer and director, known for The Seventh Veil (1945), Mr. Lord Says No (1952) and Both Sides of the Law (1953).
- September 22, 1905
- May 18, 1991
Mar 29, 2017 · Talented as she may have been, and though she was able to build a decent-sized filmography, Muriel Box’s career illustrates an enormous problem that is all too common among early women filmmakers: Her films are nowhere near accessible.
May 18, 2021 · Learn about the challenges and achievements of Muriel Box, Britain's most prolific female feature director and the first British woman to win an Oscar. Explore how her films Good-Time Girl and Street Corner attracted the attention of the state and the censors.
