Eliot Stannard

Eliot Stannard (1 March 1888 – 21 November 1944) was an English screenwriter and director. He was the son of civil engineer Arthur Stannard and Yorkshire-born novelist Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard. Stannard wrote or assisted with the screenplays of possibly over 400 films between 1914 and 1933, including the eight fully-silent films directed by Alfred Hitchcock,^[1] and also directed five films himself.

Born(1888-03-01)1 March 1888

Wandsworth, London, England

Died21 November 1944(1944-11-21) (aged 56)

Kensington, London, England

OccupationScreenwriter

Yearsactive1914–1933

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Eliot Stannard
Stannard in the 1920s
Born	(1888-03-01)1 March 1888 Wandsworth, London, England
Died	21 November 1944(1944-11-21) (aged 56) Kensington, London, England
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1914–1933
Mother	Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Palmer

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During the early 1920s, he worked on most of the screenplays for the Ideal Film Company, one of Britain's leading silent film studios.^[2] Despite being one of Britain's most prolific screenwriters, Stannard disappeared from the film industry in 1933 and little is known of his last decade, although there have been general appeals for more information concerning this period.^[1]