Born Valmond Maurice Grossman in Maida Vale, London, he attended Seaford College before leaving school in 1927 to work as a bookkeeper and briefly pursue acting on the London stage and in early sound films. A stint as the London correspondent for The Hollywood Reporter led to a contract with Gainsborough Pictures, where he co-wrote comedies such as Oh, Mr Porter! and Ask a Policeman, establishing… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for Casino Royale 1967 The Quatermass Xperiment 1955 The Day the Earth Caught Fire 1961 Space: 1999 1975 Features 59 Series ★ 7.7 The Persuaders! 1971
Series ★ 7.1 Space: 1999 1975
★ 6.8 The Day the Earth Caught Fire 1961
★ 7.2 Yesterday's Enemy 1959
★ 7.2 Jigsaw 1962
★ 8.2 The Persuaders! 1973
★ 7.2 80,000 Suspects 1963
★ 7.5 The Shillingbury Blowers 1980
★ 6.9 The Men of Sherwood Forest 1954
★ 7.8 Child's Play 1984
★ 7.8 Dance Little Lady 1954
★ 7.8 Just William's Luck 1947
★ 6.7 The Camp on Blood Island 1958
★ 7.7 In Possession 1984
Series ★ 7.2 Shillingbury Tales 1981
★ 6.6 Hell Is a City 1960
★ 8 Murder at the Windmill 1949
★ 6.9 They Can't Hang Me 1955
★ 9 William Comes to Town 1948
★ 7.3 Life with the Lyons 1954
★ 7.5 Miss Pilgrim's Progress 1949
★ 6.9 Give Us the Moon 1944
★ 6.7 Penny Princess 1952
★ 6.6 Further Up the Creek 1958
★ 7 The Body Said No! 1950
Series ★ 6.5 Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense 1984
★ 6.5 Sporting Chance 1975
★ 6.5 Life Is a Circus 1960
★ 6.5 I'll Be Your Sweetheart 1945
★ 6.4 Carry On Admiral 1957
★ 6.2 Mr. Drake's Duck 1951
Series ★ 6.3 The Adventurer 1972
★ 6.3 Assignment K 1968
★ 5.8 It's a Wonderful World 1956
★ 6.2 Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective 1981
★ 6.1 Bees in Paradise 1944
★ 6 Up the Creek 1958
★ 6 Miss London Ltd. 1943
★ 6.2 The Runaway Bus 1953
★ 5 The Lyons in Paris 1955
★ 5 Break in the Circle 1955
★ 5.2 Mark of the Devil 1984
★ 6.2 The Full Treatment 1960
★ 6.1 The Weapon 1956
★ 6.4 Quatermass 2 1957
★ 5.3 The Beauty Jungle 1964
★ 5.4 Where the Spies Are 1966
★ 5.5 The Boys in Blue 1982
★ 4.6 Toomorrow 1970
★ 5.4 Killer Force 1976
★ 5.3 Expresso Bongo 1959
★ 6.2 The Abominable Snowman 1957
★ 6.1 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth 1970
★ 5 Confessions of a Window Cleaner 1974
★ 4.6 Au Pair Girls 1972
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