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Benn W. Levy

Benn W. Levy

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Born March 7, 1900 in London, England, UK

Died December 7, 1973

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Benn Wolfe Levy (7 March 1900 – 7 December 1973) was a Labour Party Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and a successful playwright. He was educated at Repton School and University College, Oxford and served in uniform in both World Wars.

Before entering politics, Levy was a successful playwright who also wrote screenplays. The best known of his screenplays was written in collaboration with R. C. Sherriff for James Whale's macabre horror film The Old Dark House (1932) based on the novel Benighted (1927) by J. B. Priestley. Earlier he had been the dialogue writer for Blackmail (1929); directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it was the first British sound film. Levy directed one film, Lord Camber's Ladies (1932), which was the only film produced by Hitchcock which he did not himself direct.

Levy was first elected at the 1945 general election, for the Eton and Slough constituency, and stood down at the 1950 general election. Politically, Levy was on the left of the Labour Party and became an active member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament). As a sympathiser with the Zionist movement, he also opposed Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin over Bevin's policies towards Palestine and Israel.

As an MP, Levy made an unsuccessful effort to abolish theatrical censorship in Britain, and towards the end of his life, he was the principal author of a report opposing the arguments for censorship made by Lord Longford, the anti-pornography campaigner. He was married for more than 40 years to the American-born screen and stage actress Constance Cummings; they had one daughter and one son.

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Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 Short Film1934Self

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ITV Playhouse Poster

ITV Playhouse TV Series1967

Kaleidoscope Poster

Kaleidoscope Feature Film1967

De Roof van de gordel TV Movie1964

Rape of the Belt TV Movie1964

Brian Rix Presents ... Poster

Brian Rix Presents ... TV Series1960

Hour of Mystery Poster

Hour of Mystery TV Series1957

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Playhouse 90 TV Series1956

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ITV Television Playhouse TV Series1955

Lilli Palmer Theatre Poster

Lilli Palmer Theatre TV Series1955

Matinee Theatre Poster

Matinee Theatre TV Series1955

Broadway Television Theatre Poster

Broadway Television Theatre TV Series1952

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series1948

Kraft Theatre Poster

Kraft Theatre TV Series1947

Desire Feature Film1936

Loves of a Dictator Poster

Loves of a Dictator Feature Film1935

Remember Last Night? Poster

Remember Last Night? Feature Film1935

Evergreen Poster

Evergreen Feature Film1934

Melody in Spring Poster

Melody in Spring Feature Film1934

Springtime for Henry Poster

Springtime for Henry Feature Film1934

Unfinished Symphony Poster

Unfinished Symphony Feature Film1934

Topaze Feature Film1933

Devil and the Deep Poster

Devil and the Deep Feature Film1932

Lord Camber's Ladies Poster

Lord Camber's Ladies Feature Film1932

The Old Dark House Poster

The Old Dark House Feature Film1932

The Gay Diplomat Poster

The Gay Diplomat Feature Film1931

Transgression Poster

Transgression Feature Film1931

Waterloo Bridge Poster

Waterloo Bridge Feature Film1931

The Temporary Widow Poster

The Temporary Widow Feature Film1930

Blackmail Poster

Blackmail Feature Film1929

Kitty Feature Film1929

The Hate Ship Poster

The Hate Ship Feature Film1929

The Informer Poster

The Informer Feature Film1929

Director

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Lord Camber's Ladies Poster

Lord Camber's Ladies Feature Film1932

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