Pen Tennyson
Known for
Directing
Born
August 26, 1912
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Died
July 10, 1941 (aged 28)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Frederick Penrose Tennyson (26 August 1912 – 7 July 1941) was a British film director whose promising career was cut short when he was killed in a plane crash. Tennyson gained experience as an assistant director to Alfred Hitchcock in several of his British films during the 1930s. Tennyson directed three films between 1939 and his death in 1941.
He married actress Nova Pilbeam in 1939.
He was a great-grandson of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson.
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Best known work
The 39 Steps
1935
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934
Sabotage
1936
Young and Innocent
1937
Secret Agent
1936
The Citadel
1938
The Proud Valley
1940
Convoy
1940
A Yank at Oxford
1938
There Ain't No Justice
1939Filmography
1940
ConvoyDirector, Screenplay
1940
The Proud ValleyDirector, Screenplay
1939
There Ain't No JusticeDirector, Writer
1938
The CitadelAssistant Director
1938
A Yank at OxfordAssistant Director
1937
Young and InnocentAssistant Director
1936
SabotageAssistant Director
1936
Secret AgentAssistant Director
1935
The 39 StepsAssistant Director
1934
The Man Who Knew Too MuchAssistant Director