Thomas Clyde (film producer)
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Thomas Clyde | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 June 1917 Battle, Sussex, England |
| Died | February 1999 (aged 81) Wandsworth, London, England |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1953–1973 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 5, including Jeremy |
| Relatives | William P. Clyde (grandfather) Thomas Clyde (great-grandfather) |
Thomas Clyde (24 June 1917 – February 1999) was a British film producer. He was the grandson of William Pancoast Clyde, head of the Clyde Steamship Company, and the younger brother of William Pancoast “Little Billy” Clyde, the Olympic skier. He was the father of actor and musician Jeremy Clyde.
Tommy Clyde was born 24 June 1917 at Battle, Sussex, the second son of William Pancoast Clyde, Jr., whose parents lived in New York City, and Dora Jessie Ellen, daughter of Joshua Taylor, of London.[1] He was baptized 9 August 1917 at St Jude's Church, Kensington.[2] His parents divorced when he was young, and he was raised by his mother,[3] who married Allan G. Kyle in 1925.
Clyde was educated at Eton College where he met Valerian Wellesley, grandson of the 4th Duke of Wellington.[3] He and Wellesley would become close friends while continuing their studies at the University of Oxford, and Clyde eventually began to date Wellesley's younger sister, Elizabeth.[3]
In the 1930s, Clyde rode “successfully” in several point-to-point Steeplechase races.[4]
Career
Clyde served in the Royal Horse Guards, serving in the 2 HCR (Household Cavalry Regiment).[5] He retired from the Royal Army with the rank of captain, then worked in London as a film producer, working on the following films:[6]
- The Intruder (1953, Location Manager)
- The Colditz Story (1955, Production Manager)
- The Hostage (1956, Producer)
- Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958, Producer: in Association with)
- Moment of Danger (1960, Producer)
- Follow That Horse! (1960, Producer)
- Guns of Darkness (1962, Producer)
- Work is a 4-Letter Word (1968, Producer)
- Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973, Executive Producer)
