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James Henry Kinmel Sangster (2 December 1927 – 19 August 2011) was a British screenwriter and director, most famous for his work on the initial horror films made by the British company Hammer Films, including The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and Dracula (1958).
Jimmy Sangster. Writer: Horror of Dracula. One of the driving, creative forces behind the legendary Hammer Studios, Jimmy Sangster was born on December 2, 1927, in Kinmel Bay, North Wales. He began in the film industry as a production assistant at age 16 during WWII.
- Jimmy Sangster
- August 19, 2011
- December 2, 1927
Aug 21, 2011 · The producer-directors Robert Baker and Monty Berman hired Sangster to write historical horrors (Jack the Ripper, 1959), a science-fiction film (The Trollenberg Terror, 1958) and even the...
Aug 22, 2011 · Jimmy Sangster, a prolific screenwriter best known for his classic 1950s horror movies that dipped into the cinematic delights of gore and sex and helped define the British company Hammer Films,...
- Elizabeth A. Harris
Jimmy Sangster was born in North Wales in 1927 and educated in Surrey. He left school at 16 and headed for Wardour Street in London, where he found work as a projectionist.
- Simon Farquhar
Aug 23, 2011 · Screenwriter Jimmy Sangster, who wrote such Hammer Horror films as Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein, has died at the age of 83.
Jimmy Sangster. Writer: Horror of Dracula. One of the driving, creative forces behind the legendary Hammer Studios, Jimmy Sangster was born on December 2, 1927, in Kinmel Bay, North Wales. He began in the film industry as a production assistant at age 16 during WWII.
