Ivar Campbell

Ivar Campbell
Ivar Campbell
Born	1904; Otaki ; New Zealand
Died	1985; Devon
Other names	Donald Robert Ivar Campbell
Occupation	Film director ; Screenwriter
Years active	1932 - 1938

Ivar Campbell (born 1904, died 1985), full name Donald Robert Ivar Campbell, was a New Zealand screenwriter and film director.^[1] Son of Lt-Col Robert Ormus Campbell and Beatrice (née Cadell).^[2]

Personal life[]

Born in New Zealand when his father was there approx. 1892-1910. He married Sheila Milligan on 14 July 1934 at Littleton Church, near Shepperton. In 1939 he was a farmer in Devon, living with his wife, Sheila (a film scenario writer) and widowed mother Beatrice.^[3] In 1950 he appears to own a fishing boat.^[4] In 1960, Campbell and his wife purchased Tiverton Castle in Devon which was inherited by his nephew, Angus, in 1985.^[5] Sheila Campbell is credited as a writer on Belles of St Clements, Feather Your Nest and Expert Opinion.^[6]

Selected filmography[]

Reunion (1932)
Song of the Plough (1933)
The Wishbone (1933)
Paris Plane (1933)
Doss House (1933)
She Was Only a Village Maiden (1933)
The Diplomatic Lover (1934)
Designing Women (1934)
The Mad Hatters (1935)
Expert's Opinion (1935)
The Belles of St. Clements (1936)
Grand Finale (1936)
Feather Your Nest (1937)
Captain's Orders (1937)
(1938)

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "marriage announcement Northampton Mercury 6 July 1934". 6 July 1934. Retrieved 5 September 2016 – via findmypast.com.
^ "1939 Register". Retrieved 5 September 2016 – via findmypast.com.
^ "Western Morning News". Findmypast.com. 20 January 1950. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
^ https://reed.library.utoronto.ca/content/tiverton-castle
^ "Sheila Campbell". IMDb. Retrieved 5 September 2016.