Jimmy Sangster
James Henry " Jimmy" Kinmel Sangster ( born December 2, 1927 in Kinmel Bay, Wales, † August 19 2011 in London) was a British film director and screenwriter who was best known for his manuscripts for the central horror film productions of Hammer Films.
Life
Sangster came in 1941 as a second camera assistant to the film. From 1944 to 1954 he was involved in a plethora of B- films as an assistant director, including " Whispering Smith Hits London ", " blackmailer " ( The Last Page ), "Stolen Face" and " Murder by Proxy". Several times he worked with the director and later Hammer Horror film specialist Terence Fisher. After Sangster had worked in 1954 for " espionage network Hamburg " ( Break in the Circle ) as a Production Manager, signed him in 1955, the ' Hammer film ' recommendation on Fishers as screenwriters.
With his manuscripts to the remakes of famous horror film classics such as Dracula, Frankenstein and The Mummy, the remakes have been set by his teacher Fisher in the scene, he was instrumental in the second half of the 50s to the success story of this up to this point, insignificant, small London production company involved. In the early 70s, paid tribute to his friend and patron Fisher respect. In relation to the first big hammer film success The Curse of Frankenstein, he said: " The greatest credit ought to go to Jimmy Sangster, who wrote the scripts and managed to make the original story so cinematic ."
Then Jimmy Sangster also produced several Hammer films in the 60s. From 1969 to 1971, made him beyond stage three less significant horror stories - all in all quite mediocre work. With the decline of the Hammer film during the early 70s, Jimmy Sangster concentrated on his work for television. For a number of U.S. series ( Cannon, The Chief, Columbo ) and individual films, he wrote the screenplays. In some of these productions, he was also responsible as a producer.
In 1977 Sangster, was honored by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for his career as a screenwriter with the Golden Scroll, the predecessor price of the Saturn Awards.
After twenty years of abstinence cinema of the 72 - year-old author returned to the screenplay for the German thriller with horror elements Flashback - Murderous vacation to the big screen back. Jimmy Sangster has distinguished himself as a writer and written eight novels.