Monja Danischewsky
British film producer

Monja Danischewsky

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British film producer
Gender:
Male
Places:
United KingdomGreat Britain
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Screenwriter
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
28 April 1911(Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union)
Death:
16 October 1994
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Introduction

Monja Danischewsky (28 April 1911—16 October 1994) was a producer, writer, and a worker who produced and wrote the famous film Topkapi and The Thomas Crown Affair with other people.

Biography

Early life

Monja Danischewsky's family left Russia for Great Britain in 1919.

Career

He started out with various publicity jobs, then to Ealing Studios as publicity director in 1938 and occasional writer. Switched to producer 1949; became independent producer The Galloping Major (1951); returned as producer/writer in mid-1950s and continued briefly after Ealing ended; Rockets Galore (1958) and The Battle of the Sexes (1959). Autobiography, 'White Russian, Red Face', 1966.

Filmography

As writer

  • Undercover (1943)
  • Bitter Springs (1950)
  • The Galloping Major (1951)
  • Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
  • The Love Lottery (1954) (additional dialogue and scenes)
  • Rockets Galore! (1957)
  • The Battle of the Sexes (1959)
  • Two and Two Make Six (1962)
  • Topkapi (1964) (screenplay)
  • Mister Moses (1965)
  • Avalanche (1969) (as John Danischewsky)
  • That Lucky Touch (1975) (adaptation)

As producer

  • Whisky Galore! (1949) (associate producer)
  • The Galloping Major (1951)
  • Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
  • The Love Lottery (1954)
  • The Battle of the Sexes (1959)
  • Two and Two Make Six (1962) (producer)
  • Avalanche (1969) (producer) (as John Danischewsky)
  • Run Wild, Run Freedom (1969)

    Published works

    • White Russian, Red Face (Gollancz, 1966)