Ivar Campbell

Ivar Campbell
Born	Donald Robert Ivar Campbell 8 September 1904 Ōtaki, New Zealand
Died	19 May 1985 (aged 80) Tiverton, Devon
Occupation(s)	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1932–1938

Donald Robert Ivar Campbell (8 September 1904 – 19 May 1985) was a New Zealand-British screenwriter and film director.[1]

Personal life

Campbell was born in New Zealand in 1904 to Lt-Col Robert Ormus Campbell and Beatrice (née Cadell).[2] . He married Sheila Milligan on 14 July 1934 at Littleton Church, near Shepperton. In 1939, he was a farmer in Devon, living with his wife, a film scenario writer, and widowed mother, Beatrice.[3] In 1950 he appears to own a fishing boat.[4]

In 1951, he was living at the infamous Knowstone Manor in Devon, a swastika-shaped farmhouse built in 1938 by a German fascist.[5][6]

In 1960, Campbell and his wife purchased Tiverton Castle in Devon which was inherited by his nephew, Angus, in 1985.[7] Sheila Campbell is credited as a writer on Belles of St Clements, Feather Your Nest and Expert Opinion.[8]

Selected filmography

• Reunion (1932)
• Song of the Plough (1933)
• The Wishbone (1933)
• Paris Plane (1933)
• Doss House (1933)
• She Was Only a Village Maiden (1933)
• The Diplomatic Lover (1934)
• Bypass to Happiness (1934)
• Designing Women (1934)
• The Mad Hatters (1935)
• Expert's Opinion (1935)
• The Belles of St. Clements (1936)
• Grand Finale (1936)
• Feather Your Nest (1937)
• Captain's Orders (1937)
• Too Many Husbands (1938)

References

1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | CAMPBELL, Ivar". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
2. "marriage announcement Northampton Mercury 6 July 1934". 6 July 1934. Retrieved 5 September 2016 – via findmypast.com.
3. "1939 Register". Retrieved 5 September 2016 – via findmypast.com.
4. "Western Morning News". Findmypast.com. 20 January 1950. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
5. "Creditors". Crediton Gazette. 8 May 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
6. Kisielewski, Alex (16 November 2017). "The Reich-move for Hitler". The Moorlander. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
7. "Tiverton Castle | REED".
8. "Sheila Campbell". IMDb. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

External links

• Ivar Campbell at IMDb