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Early Life and Career

He was born Valmond Maurice Grossmann in London, England. Guest's initial career was as an actor, appearing in various productions in London theatres. He also appeared in a few early sound film roles, before he gave up an acting career and moved into writing. For a time in the early 1930s he was the London correspondent for the Hollywood Reporter trade paper, before he began working on film screenplays for Gainsborough Pictures, his first being No Monkey Business in 1935. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known as the World Depression. ... The Hollywood Reporter is one of two major trade papers of the film industry in the United States, the other being Variety. ... Gainsborough Pictures was a film studio based in Poole Street, Hoxton in the London Borough of Hackney, active between 1924 and 1951. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...

Directing career

He wrote screenplays for the rest of the decade, as well as some film scores, before in the early 1940s becoming a director, with his debut feature in this role being Miss London Ltd. in 1943. He went on to direct, produce and script a huge number of films over the following forty years, with perhaps his best known work being on the first two Hammer Films Quatermass science-fiction adaptations in the 1950s: The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) and Quatermass 2 (1957). He also directed the cult science-fiction films The Abominable Snowman (1957) and The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), directed and wrote the screenplay for When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970), and was one of several directors to work on the 'unofficial' James Bond film Casino Royale (1967). A film score is a set of musical compositions written to accompany a film. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Information Gender Male Age 50s–70s Occupation Rocket scientist Title Professor Children 1 daughter, Paula Relatives 1 granddaughter, Hettie Portrayed by Various Created by Nigel Kneale Professor Bernard Quatermass is a fictional character, originally created by the writer Nigel Kneale for BBC Television. ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... The 1955 advertising poster for the films UK release. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Quatermass 2 (also known as Quatermass II) is a British science-fiction/horror film, produced by the Hammer company and released in 1957. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Abominable Snowman (aka The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas) was a 1957 British horror film, directed by Val Guest. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Day the Earth Caught Fire is an British movie from 1961. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth is a 1970 movie starring Victoria Vetri, set in the time of cavemen. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the spy series. ... This article is about the 1967 film, for other uses of this name, see Casino Royale. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1974 he directed the first of the Confessions of... series of sex comedy films, Confessions of a Window Cleaner. Guest's last feature film work was writing and directing The Boys in Blue in 1982, a vehicle for the then popular British comedy double act Cannon and Ball. The film was a remake of an earlier picture called Ask a Policeman, released in 1939, which Guest himself had co-written. Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Confessions of a Window Cleaner is a 1974 British sex-farce film. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Cannon and Ball are an English comedy double act consisting of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball. ... Ask a Policeman is a 1939 British comedy film starring Will Hay. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other works

He also worked, albeit less extensively, in television, directing episodes of various 1970s series such as Space: 1999, The Adventurer and The Persuaders!, for the latter of which he also wrote an episode. His last professional work was as the director of several episodes of the Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense series in 1984 and 1985. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Left to right: Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell and Martin Landau from Space:1999s second season. ... Not to be confused with The Persuaders (film) or The Persuaders (band). ... Short-lived (one season) TV series from Hammer Studios similar to the format now used by Masters of Horror in which several directors under contract to Hammer produced 13 70 minute films for television. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ...

An autobiography, "So You Want to be in Pictures", was published in 2001. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

He married the actress Yolande Donlan in 1954. They lived together in retirement in California. Yolande Donlan (born 2 June 1920) is an American actress who has worked extensively in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

External references

• Val Guest at the Internet Movie Database
• Val Guest at the Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television
• San Jose Mercury News, "Val Guest, director known for sci-fi films, dies at 94" May 22, 2006
• Tribute to Val Guest at The Thunder Child Science Fiction Webzine