Vivian Milroy (1917–2009) was an English director and producer working in both film and television,[ British Film Institute: Vivian Milroy][ IMDB: Vivian Milroy] and was also a screenwriter in both mediums. He first trained as an actor at RADA,[ RADA: Vivian Milroy] graduating in 1939, and for a short time at the very start of his career, he performed as an actor in television films. He is best known for the films Don't Say Die[ IMDB: Vivian Milroy 'Don't Say Die'] (1950), which he both directed and wrote, and Crow Hollow[ IMDB: Vivian Milroy: 'Crow Hollow'] (1952); and also for directing Armchair Theatre and Coronation Street.[
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Filmography
Television (Director)
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Torchy the Battery Boy (Series Two, 1959-60)
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Coronation Street (1961-63)
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ITV Play of the Week (1961)
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Armchair Theatre (1957)
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Hour of Mystery (1957)
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Those Kids (1956)
Television (Producer)
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Jack and the Beanstalk (Short) (1956)
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The Star of Bethlehem (TV Short) (1956)
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Wednesday Theatre (TV Series) (1953)
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The Practical Jokers (1953)
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Huckleberry Finn (TV Series) (1952)
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Back to the River (1952)
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The Auction (1952)
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The Wilks' Fortune (1952)
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The Rightful King of France? (1952)
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Life on the Mississippi (1952)
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The Man in Armour (1952)
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All's Well (1952)
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Lost Property (1952)
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Fancy Dress (1952)
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Teaching Teacher (1952)
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Back in Armour (1952)
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1952 Persephone (1952)
Film (Director)
Film (Producer)
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The Fish and the Angel (TV Movie) (1953)
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Skippy Smith Goes to the Circus (TV Movie) (1953)
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Tom's Goblin (TV Movie) (1953)
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An American Gentleman (TV Movie) (1953)
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The Princess and the Pea (TV Movie) (1952)
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The Princess and the Woodcutter (TV Movie) (1952)
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The Locked Room (TV Movie) (1952)
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The Princess and the Swineherd (TV Movie) (1951)
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Rumpelstiltskin (TV Movie) (1951)
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John of the Fair (TV Movie) (1951)
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Don't Say Die (1950)
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The Song in the Forest (TV Movie) (1950)
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Cupid and the Commander (TV Movie) (1949)
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The Bishop's Candlesticks (TV Short) (1949)
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The Ghost of Monsieur Tronjolly (TV Movie) (1949)
Screenwriter and writer
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Formula for Danger (1960)
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Crow Hollow (1952)
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The Sunday Break (1958)
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1954 Earthquake in Macedonia (1954)
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1953 The Fish and the Angel (1953)
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Don't Say Die (1950)
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The Song in the Forest (TV Movie) (1950)
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The Innocent Crocodile (TV Movie) (1948)
Actor
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Big Ben (TV Movie) (1949)
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1948 The Rivals (TV Movie) (1948)
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1948 Take Back Your Freedom (TV Movie) (1948)
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