Name Anthony Kimmins Role Director | Siblings Brian Kimmins Ex-spouse Elizabeth Hodges | |
Parents Grace Kimmins, Charles William Kimmins Movies The Captain's Paradise, Smiley, Mine Own Executioner, Come On George!, Bonnie Prince Charlie Similar People Basil Dean, Joss Ambler, Charles Goldner, Celia Johnson, Chips Rafferty | ||
"A STORY OF FIGHTER DEVELOPMENT" SUPERMARINE ATTACKER JET SPITFIRE JEFFREY QUILL 84604
Anthony Martin Kimmins (born 10 November 1901 – 19 May 1964) was an English director, playwright, screenwriter, producer and actor.
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- A STORY OF FIGHTER DEVELOPMENT SUPERMARINE ATTACKER JET SPITFIRE JEFFREY QUILL 84604
- Fleet Air Arm Swordfish 29 May 1941
- Filmography
- References
Kimmins was born in Harrow, London on 10 November 1901, the son of the social activists Charles William Kimmins and Grace Kimmins. He served in the Royal Navy, and upon leaving the navy he became an actor.
His first directorial assignment was Keep Fit. Kimmins wrote and directed many of George Formby's best comedies. During World War II he returned to the Navy, running the Navy newspaper in Sydney during the Pacific war.
After the war he produced an eclectic mix of films, such as the psychological thriller Mine Own Executioner (1947), Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) and Mr. Denning Drives North (1951). In the 1950s Kimmin's work included the Sir Alec Guinness comedy The Captain's Paradise and the children's Smiley series of films. His final film harked back to his early days – it was The Amorous Prawn (1962).
He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1961 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the BBC Television Theatre.
He died in 1964, aged 62, at Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England.