DiedMarch 28, 1989, London, United Kingdom AwardsAcademy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay MoviesStorm in a Teacup, Pygmalion, Esther Waters, The Citadel, The Divorce of Lady X Similar PeopleVictor Saville, Cecil Arthur Lewis, George Bernard Shaw, Tim Whelan, Humphrey Jennings
Ian Dalrymple (26 August 1903 – 28 March 1989) was a British screenwriter, film director, film editor and film producer.
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University. Initially, he worked as an editor at Gaumont-British pictures and Gainsborough Pictures, later turning to screenwriting. During World War II, he was a producer for the Crown Film Unit, the government run agency for information and propaganda films, in particular working, and forming a close friendship, with Humphrey Jennings. Later, Dalrymple worked for MGM-Korda as a producer. He formed Wessex Productions as his own company, making his films at Pinewood Studios.
He died in London on 28 March 1989.
Selected filmography
Balaclava (1928) – as editor
Taxi for Two (1929) – as co-writer
Symphony in Two Flats (1930) as editor
The Ringer (1931) as editor
Third Time Lucky (1931) as editor
The Man They Couldn't Arrest (1931) as editor
Sunshine Susie (1931) as editor
Love on Wheels (1932) as editor
The Faithful Heart (1932)
Marry Me (1932)
After the Ball (1932) as editor
Channel Crossing (1933)
A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933) - as producer
Soldiers of the King (1933) - as editor
The Good Companions (1933) – as co-writer
Jury's Evidence (1935) – as co-writer
Turn of the Tide (1935) – as editor
South Riding (1937) – as co-writer
Storm in a Teacup (1937) – as writer-director
Action for Slander (1937) – as co-writer
Pygmalion (1938) – as co-writer
The Citadel (1938) – as co-writer
The Divorce of Lady X (1938) – as co-writer
A Window in London (1939) – as co-writer
Q Planes (1939) – as co-writer
Cheer Boys Cheer (1939) as co-writer
French Without Tears (1939) – as co-writer
London Can Take It! (1940)
Old Bill & Son (1941) – as co-writer and director
Pimpernel Smith (1941) – as co-writer
Target for Tonight (1941) – as producer
Listen to Britain (1942) – as producer
Coastal Command (1942) – as producer
The Woman in the Hall (1947) – as producer and co-writer
Esther Waters (1947) – as producer and director
Once a Jolly Swagman (1948) – as producer
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) – as producer and co-writer
All Over Town (1949) – as producer
Family Portrait (1950) – as producer
The Wooden Horse (1950) – as producer
The Heart of the Matter (1953) – as producer and co-writer
Three Cases of Murder (1954) – as producer and co-writer
