Charles Frend
Charles Frend ( born November 21, 1909 in Pulborough, Sussex, England; † January 8, 1977 in London) was a British editor and director.
Life
After attending the University of Oxford began Charles Frend 1931 his career as an editor at British International Pictures, but moved shortly thereafter to Gaumont British Pictures. During this time he was responsible for the cut in four films directed by Alfred Hitchcock: Waltzes from Vienna (1934 ), Secret Agent ( Secret Agent, 1936), Sabotage ( 1936) and Young and Innocent (Young and Innocent, 1937). He then worked for MGM's British studios in Elstree, where he was among other things for The Citadel (The Citadel, 1938) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips ( Goodbye Mr. Chips, 1939) obliged. For the latter film, he received an Oscar nomination for Best Editing.
In 1940 he moved into directing and initially shot a series of propaganda films. After the Second World War he was engaged for larger British productions as a director, such as for Scott's last ride ( Scott of the Antarctic, 1948) and The Great Atlantic ( The Cruel Sea, 1953). For the film The Long Arm ( The Long Arm) in 1956, he received the Silver Bear prize at the 6th Berlin International Film Festival. In the 1960s, he set several series of the British television series in the scene. In 1970 he retired from the film business.
Charles Frend died in 1977 at the age of 67 years in London.