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John Gilling
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Director, Screenwriter Born: May 29, 1910 in England Death: November 22, 1985 in Madrid, Spain Biography:From 1933 until the outbreak of World War II, Briton "John Gilling" was steadily employed as a film editor. After serving with the Royal Navy, Gilling turned to scriptwriting, and in 1948 directed his first film, the "Tod Slaughter" melodrama "The Greed of William Hart" (1948). Evidently accepting whatever assignment came his way, Gilling invested as much creative energy in above-average suspensers like "The Embezzler" (1954) as he did in nonesuch like "Old Mother Riley Meets a Vampire" (1952). He was most closely associated with Hammer Studios, megging several of that firm's better horror efforts. Many aficionados consider 1967's "Plague of the Zombies" to be the director's finest work. Moving to Spain in 1970, John Gilling retired from filmmaking a few years later, preferring to channel his talents into painting. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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