Jeffrey Dell

John Edward Flowers "Jeffrey" Dell (7 May 1899 – 24 February 1985) was a British writer, screenwriter, and film director.^[1][2] He is also remembered for his 1939 novel Nobody Ordered Wolves, a satire on the British film industry. His other novels include News for Heaven (1944)^[3] and The Hoffmann Episode (1954).^[4] He co-wrote the 1937 play Blondie White, later adapted into a Hollywood film.^[5] Dell was the son of John Edward Dell (1875–1936) and Gertrude Dell (née Flowers; 1874–1947).

Jeffrey Dell
Born	John Edward Flowers Dell (1899-05-07)7 May 1899 Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England
Died	24 February 1985(1985-02-24) (aged 85) Haslemere, Surrey, England
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter
Years active	1932–1966
Spouses	Brenda Callum ​ ​ (m. 1924; div. 1933)​ (one son) Eileen Weatherstone ​ ​ (m. 1934; div. 1934)​ Jill Craigie ​ ​ (m. 1938; div. 1948)​ Barbara Poxon ​ (m. 1948)​ (two daughters)
Children	3

Filmography

Director

• The Flemish Farm (1943)
• Don't Take It to Heart (1948)
• It's Hard to Be Good (1948)
• The Dark Man (1951)
• Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (co-director, 1959)

Screenwriter

• Sanders of the River (1935)
• Secret Lives (1937)
• Make-Up (1937)
• Night Alone (1938)
• Kate Plus Ten (1938)
• Freedom Radio (1941)
• The Saint's Vacation (1941)
• Thunder Rock (1942)
• The Flemish Farm (1943)
• Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
• It's Hard to Be Good (1948)
• The Dark Man (1951)
• Lucky Jim (1957)
• Brothers in Law (1957)
• Happy Is the Bride (1958)
• As the Sea Rages (1959)
• The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)
• Cone of Silence (1960)
• A French Mistress (1960)
• Suspect (1960)
• Rotten to the Core (1965)
• The Family Way (1966)

Adapted from his works

• Payment Deferred (1932)
• The Firebird (1934)
• Spies of the Air (1939)
• Footsteps in the Dark (1941)