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Gordon Wellesley

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Gordon Wong Wellesley (8 December 1894 – 1980) was an Australian-born screenwriter and writer of Chinese descent. Born in Sydney in 1894 He wrote over thirty screenplays in the United States and Britain, often collaborating with the director Carol Reed. He began his career in Hollywood in the early 1930s and worked in Britain beginning about 1935. He was married to the scriptwriter Katherine Strueby. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Writing, Original Story at the 1942 Oscars for Night Train to Munich, which was based on his novel, Report on a Fugitive.

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Born
8 Dec 1906
Died
1 Oct 1980 (aged 73)
Production Places
United Kingdom

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ACMI Identifier

19958

Wikidata

Q4027133

VIAF

78334754

LOC Auth

no89014243

WorldCat

lccn-no89014243

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