Francis Lyndhurst
Francis Lyndhurst | |
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| Occupation | Painter, film producer, film director  |
Francis Lyndhurst was an English theatrical scenery painter, film producer and film director, who set up an early film studio at Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.[1]
Lyndhurst's first films, beginning with The Showman’s Dream in 1914, were made at Shoreham Fort by his production company (called Sealite[1] or Sunny South Film Company[2] - sources vary). The next year, set up the Glasshouse Studio in a nearby, glass-sided, building.[3] The business failed and Lyndhurst returned to his former occupation of scenery painting.[2][3]
During World War II the barn in which Lyndhurst stored his films was destroyed by bombing. No copies of any of his films are known to survive.[3]
Lyndhurst had four grandchildren, one of whom is the actor Nicholas Lyndhurst.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Film Studio". Shoreham Fort. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b McKie, David (10 November 2008). "Bungalow town boom". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Series 7: Episode 4". Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. Series 7. Episode 4. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
