Fergus McDonell
Fergus McDonell (6 October 1910, Ticehurst, Sussex[1] – 3 January 1984, Norwich, Norfolk[2]) was an English film editor and director.[3] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Odd Man Out (1947).[4]
Critical assessments[]
Discussing Private Information, one of McDonell's three films as a director, Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane praise his "sensitive regard for human relationships and for the ways in which the pressure of circumstance highlights aspects of character", and they note that he "had a knack for obtaining striking performances from his leading ladies".[5]
Partial filmography[]
Director[]
- The Small Voice (1949)
- Prelude to Fame (1950)
- Private Information (1952)
Editor[]
- I Met a Murderer (1939)
- The Dummy Talks (1943)
- Odd Man Out (1947)
- Nothing But the Best (1964)
- Khartoum (1966)
- Charlie Bubbles (1967)
- Only When I Larf (1968)
- Spring and Port Wine (1970)
- Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)
- Mistress Pamela (1974)
References[]
- ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006 | findmypast.co.uk". www.findmypast.co.uk.
- ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 | findmypast.co.uk". www.findmypast.co.uk.
- ^ Fergus McDonell at the British Film Institute
- ^ "The 20th Academy Awards | 1948". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- ^ Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, The British 'B' Film, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, p. 267–68.
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