The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Film director
Gender:
Male
Work field:
Birth:
1 July 1913
Death:
6 September 1990
The details
Biography
Introduction
Thomas John "Jack" Howells (July 1913 - 6 September 1990) was a Welsh film-maker, who is best remembered for his documentary Dylan Thomas, the only Welsh film to have won an Academy Award, for Documentary Short Subject in 1963.
Career
Howells was born in Abertysswg near Rhymney and was a school teacher before switching to film-making. Although best known for his impressionistic and lyrical documentaries, he also wrote screenplays for feature films, including Front Page Story (1953) and 'Skid Kids (1953).
Selected filmography
- Cricket (1950) - scriptwriter