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==Career==
==Career==
He worked on the crew of such films as ''[[Strictly Illegal]]'' (1935) and was a key member of the team at [[Two Cities Films]].
He directed his first film ''[[Bond Street (film)|Bond Street]]'' in 1948. He died on 6 May 1981.<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/12284 BFI | Film & TV Database | PARRY, Gordon]. Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved on 26 August 2011.</ref>

He directed his first film ''[[Bond Street (film)|Bond Street]]'' in 1948. He died on 6 May 1981.<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/12284 BFI | Film & TV Database | PARRY, Gordon]. Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved on 26 August 2011.</ref><ref>Round the British Studios WITH
Mepean, Edith. Picture Show; London Vol. 57, Iss. 1496, (Dec 1, 1951): 11. </ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
===Non director===
*''[[Strictly Illegal]]'' (1935) - unit producer
*''[[The Stoker (1935 film)|The Stoker]]'' (1937) - unit producer
*''[[In Which We Serve]]'' (1942) - location manager
*''[[The Demi-Paradise]]'' (1943) - assistant to producer
*''[[The Way to the Stars]]'' (1945) - associate producer
* ''[[Night Was Our Friend]]'' (1951) - producer
===As director===
* ''[[Bond Street (film)|Bond Street]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Bond Street (film)|Bond Street]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Third Time Lucky (1948 film)|Third Time Lucky]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Third Time Lucky (1948 film)|Third Time Lucky]]'' (1948)
*''[[Now Barabbas]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Golden Arrow (1949 film)|Golden Arrow]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Golden Arrow (1949 film)|Golden Arrow]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Night Was Our Friend]]'' (1951)
*''[[Midnight Episode]]'' (1950)
*''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951 film)|Tom Brown's Schooldays]]'' (1951)
*''[[Twilight Women]]'' (1952)
*''[[Innocents in Paris]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Front Page Story]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Front Page Story]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Fast and Loose (1954 film)|Fast and Loose]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Fast and Loose (1954 film)|Fast and Loose]]'' (1954)
*''[[A Yank in Ermine]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Sailor Beware! (1956 film)|Sailor Beware!]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Sailor Beware! (1956 film)|Sailor Beware!]]'' (1956)
*''[[A Touch of the Sun (1956 film)|A Touch of the Sun]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Surgeon's Knife]]'' (1957)
* ''[[The Surgeon's Knife]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Tread Softly Stranger]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Tread Softly Stranger]]'' (1958)
*''[[Friends and Neighbours]]'' (1959)

*''[[The Navy Lark (film)|The Navy Lark]]'' (1959)
*''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' (1960) (TV series)
==References==
==References==
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Gordon Parry
Born(1908-07-24)24 July 1908
Died6 May 1981(1981-05-06) (aged 72)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Film director and producer

Gordon Parry (24 July 1908 – 6 May 1981) was a British film director and producer.

Early life

He was born in Aintree, Liverpool, on 24 July 1908.

Career

He worked on the crew of such films as Strictly Illegal (1935) and was a key member of the team at Two Cities Films.

He directed his first film Bond Street in 1948. He died on 6 May 1981.[1][2]

Personal life

His daughter, the actress Natasha Parry was married to the director Peter Brook.

Selected filmography

Non director

As director

References

  1. ^ BFI | Film & TV Database | PARRY, Gordon. Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved on 26 August 2011.
  2. ^ Round the British Studios WITH Mepean, Edith. Picture Show; London Vol. 57, Iss. 1496, (Dec 1, 1951): 11.