Jack Clayton
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Emerging from a teenage stint as a studio tea boy in 1935, he climbed the British film ranks through assistant-directing and editing roles, even shooting a wartime documentary for the RAF before the end of World War II. After a brief acting appearance as a child, his behind-the-camera experience culminated in the Oscar-winning short The Bespoke Overcoat (1956), setting the stage for a celebrated f…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
