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Donovan Pedelty (1903–1989) was a British journalist, screenwriter and film director. During the 1930s, Pedelty specialised in making quota quickies with Irish themes. These were generally not well received by critics.
Donovan Pedelty was born on 26 July 1903 in Wallsend-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Landslide (1937), Irish and Proud of It (1938) and The Luck of the Irish (1936). He was married to Gwenllian Gill. He died on 12 March 1989 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA.
- Writer, Director, Producer
- July 26, 1903
- Donovan Pedelty
- March 12, 1989
School for Stars is a 1935 British romance film directed by Donovan Pedelty and starring Fred Conyngham, Jean Gillie and Torin Thatcher. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie.
Irish and Proud of It is a 1936 British-Irish comedy film directed and co-written by Donovan Pedelty and starring Richard Hayward, Dinah Sheridan and Liam Gaffney. In the film, a popular London-based Irish singer announces one evening how much he would love to go home to his home village in rural Ireland.
The Early Bird: Directed by Donovan Pedelty. With Richard Hayward, Jimmy Mageean, Charlotte Tedlie, Myrtle Adams.
Landslide: Directed by Donovan Pedelty. With Dinah Sheridan, Jimmy Hanley, Jimmy Mageean, Elizabeth Inglis. A landslide traps a group of actors in a small theatre in Wales.
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