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Robert Hamer (31 March 1911 – 4 December 1963) was a British film director and screenwriter best known for the 1949 black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets and the now acknowledged 1947 classic It Always Rains on Sunday.
Robert Hamer. Director: Kind Hearts and Coronets. Robert James Hamer was born in 1911 along with his twin sister Barbara, the son of Owen Dyke Hamer, a bank clerk, and his wife, Annie Grace Brickell.
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- Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK
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Jun 29, 2016 · Robert Hamer died of Pneumonia in 1963 at the age of 52. But I am portraying Hamer as a tragic figure - something I am sure Hamer would not approve of. It is, however, hard to justify his life and career in any other way.
Robert Hamer. Director: Kind Hearts and Coronets. Robert James Hamer was born in 1911 along with his twin sister Barbara, the son of Owen Dyke Hamer, a bank clerk, and his wife, Annie Grace Brickell.
- March 31, 1911
- December 4, 1963
Robert James Hamer (31 March 1911, Kidderminster, Worcestershire – 4 December 1963, London) was a British film director and screenwriter. He was the son of the actor Gerald Hamer (1886-1972).
To Paris with Love is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Alec Guinness, Odile Versois and Vernon Gray. [1] [2] Premise. A father and son play matchmaker for each other during a trip to Paris. [1] Cast. Alec Guinness as Col. Sir Edgar Fraser. Odile Versois as Lizette Marconne. Vernon Gray as John Fraser.
Robert James Hamer was born on 31 March 1911 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. After being sent down from Cambridge, he began his career in films as a cutting room assistant for Gaumont-British studios in 1934.
