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John Fernald(1905-1985)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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John Fernald was born on 21 November 1905 in Marin County, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), The Dominant Sex (1937) and Saturday Playhouse (1958). He was married to Jenny Laird. He died on 2 April 1985 in London, England, UK.
BornNovember 21, 1905
DiedApril 2, 1985(79)
BornNovember 21, 1905
DiedApril 2, 1985(79)
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BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Diana Churchill and Phillips Holmes in The Dominant Sex (1937)
The Dominant Sex
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1937
Saturday Playhouse (1958)
Saturday Playhouse
TV Series
  • Writer
Escapade
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1953

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Writer

  • Saturday Playhouse (1958)
    Saturday Playhouse
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1958
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    6.9
    TV Series
    • adapted for television by
    • 1953
  • And No Birds Sing
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1951
  • Diana Churchill and Phillips Holmes in The Dominant Sex (1937)
    The Dominant Sex
    6.1
    • screen play
    • 1937

Producer

  • Romeo and Juliet (1965)
    Romeo and Juliet
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1965
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1953
  • The Commonplace Heart
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1953

Actor

  • It's Never Too Late (1956)
    It's Never Too Late
    6.0
    • Producer
    • 1956
  • James Mason, Mary Clare, and Wilfrid Lawson in Terror House (1942)
    Terror House
    6.2
    • Dr. Barry Randall
    • 1942

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 21, 1905
    • Marin County, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 2, 1985
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Jenny Laird1942 - April 2, 1985 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He directed Anton Chekhov's play, "Three Sisters," at the Liverpool Playhouse Theatre in Liverpool, Merseyside, England with Lorna Whitehouse, Dorothy Reynolds, Nancie Jackson, Cyril Luckham, Peter Jackson, Charles Crichton, and Gerald Cross in the cast.
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    Father, with Jenny Laird, of daughter, actress Karin Fernald.

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