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'''George Pollock''' (March 27, 1907 - December 22, 1979) was a [[British people|British]] film director, best known for bringing [[Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie's]] famous detective [[Miss Marple]] to the big screen for the first time, starring [[Margaret Rutherford]].
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'''George Pollock''' (27 March 1907 – 22 December 1979) was a [[British people|British]] film director, best known for bringing [[Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie's]] detective [[Miss Marple]] to the big screen for the first time, in films that starred [[Margaret Rutherford]].


==Life and work ==
==Life and work==
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Born in [[Leicester]], [[England]] in 1907, Pollock began his professional career as an [[assistant director|assistant film director]] in 1936. He collaborated in the 1940s with [[David Lean]] on such films as ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' (1945), ''[[Great Expectations (1946 film)|Great Expectations]]'' (1946), and ''[[Oliver Twist (1948 film)|Oliver Twist]]'' (1948). His first film as director was ''[[Stranger in Town (1957 film)|Stranger in Town]]'' in 1957. However, he is best remembered for bringing the Agatha Christie character [[Miss Marple]] to the big screen for the first time in 1961 with ''[[Murder She Said]]''. He directed three more Miss Marple adaptations: ''[[Murder at the Gallop]]'' (1963), ''[[Murder Most Foul (film)|Murder Most Foul]]'' (1964), and ''[[Murder Ahoy]]'' (1964) (which was based on an original screenplay). He also directed a 1965 adaptation of Christie's ''[[Ten Little Indians (1965 film)|Ten Little Indians]]''.


As well as film, Pollock directed episodes of the TV programmes ''[[Interpol Calling]]'', ''[[Zero One (TV series)|Zero One]]'', ''[[Gideon's Way]]'', and ''[[Danger Man]]''. One of his final contributions to films was as the special effects co-ordinator for [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' (1968).<ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f03f5c8 ] Retrieved 29 May 2023.</ref>
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Born in [[Leicester]], [[England]] in 1907, Pollock began his career as an [[assistant director]] in the mid 30s. He collaborated with [[David Lean]] on such films as ''[[Brief Encounter]]'', ''[[Great Expectations (1946 film)|Great Expectations]]'' and ''[[Oliver Twist (1948 film)|Oliver Twist]]''. His first film as director was ''[[Stranger in Town (film)|Stranger in Town]]'' in 1957. However, he is most famous for bringing [[Miss Marple]] to the big screen for the first time in 1961 with ''[[Murder She Said]]''. He directed three more Miss Marple adaptations, each well received: ''[[Murder at the Gallop]]'', ''[[Murder Most Foul]]'' and ''[[Murder Ahoy]]'' (which was based on an original screenplay). He also directed a 1965 adaptation of Christie's ''[[Ten Little Indians (1965 film)|Ten Little Indians]]''.


He died 22 December 1979, aged 72, in [[Thanet District|Thanet]] in Kent.
As well as film, Pollock directed episodes of the TV programmes ''[[Interpol Calling]]'', ''[[Zero One]]'', ''[[Gideon's Way]]'' and ''[[Danger Man]]''.

He died in 1979.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*''[[Stranger in Town (film)|Stranger in Town]]'' (1957)
*''[[Stranger in Town (1957 film)|Stranger in Town]]'' (1957)
*''[[Rooney (film)|Rooney]]'' (1958)
*''[[Rooney (film)|Rooney]]'' (1958)
*''[[Sally's Irish Rogue]]'' (1958)
*''[[Sally's Irish Rogue]]'' (1958)
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*''[[Murder She Said]]'' (1961)
*''[[Murder She Said]]'' (1961)
*''[[Village of Daughters]]'' (1962)
*''[[Village of Daughters]]'' (1962)
*''[[Kill or Cure]]'' (1962)
*''[[Kill or Cure (1962 film)|Kill or Cure]]'' (1962)
*''[[Murder at the Gallop]]'' (1963)
*''[[Murder at the Gallop]]'' (1963)
*''[[Murder Most Foul]]'' (1964)
*''[[Murder Most Foul (film)|Murder Most Foul]]'' (1964)
*''[[Murder Ahoy]]'' (1964)
*''[[Murder Ahoy]]'' (1964)
*''[[Ten Little Indians (1965 film)|Ten Little Indians]]'' (1965)
*''[[Ten Little Indians (1965 film)|Ten Little Indians]]'' (1965)

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689659/ George Pollock at the IMDb]
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Latest revision as of 00:26, 14 October 2023

George Pollock (27 March 1907 – 22 December 1979) was a British film director, best known for bringing Agatha Christie's detective Miss Marple to the big screen for the first time, in films that starred Margaret Rutherford.

Life and work[edit]

Born in Leicester, England in 1907, Pollock began his professional career as an assistant film director in 1936. He collaborated in the 1940s with David Lean on such films as Brief Encounter (1945), Great Expectations (1946), and Oliver Twist (1948). His first film as director was Stranger in Town in 1957. However, he is best remembered for bringing the Agatha Christie character Miss Marple to the big screen for the first time in 1961 with Murder She Said. He directed three more Miss Marple adaptations: Murder at the Gallop (1963), Murder Most Foul (1964), and Murder Ahoy (1964) (which was based on an original screenplay). He also directed a 1965 adaptation of Christie's Ten Little Indians.

As well as film, Pollock directed episodes of the TV programmes Interpol Calling, Zero One, Gideon's Way, and Danger Man. One of his final contributions to films was as the special effects co-ordinator for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).[1]

He died 22 December 1979, aged 72, in Thanet in Kent.

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1] Retrieved 29 May 2023.

External links[edit]

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