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R. William Neill
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Roy William Neill (4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was a film director best known today for directing several of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios. With his father as the captain, Neill was born on a ship off the coast of Ireland named Roland de Gostrie. He began directing silent movies in 1917 and went on to helm 107 films, 40 of them silent. Although most of Neill's films were for the most part low-budget B-movies, he was known for directing films with meticulously lit scenes with carefully layered shadows that would become the style of film noir in the late 1940s. In fact, his last film, Black Angel (1946), is considered a film noir. He was also credited in some works as R. William Neill, Roy W. Neill, and Roy Neill. Neill lived in the United States for most of his career and was a U.S. citizen. He did go to London from 1935 until 1940 where better opportunities existed for American directors. During this period, British film producer Edward Black hired Neill to direct The Lady Vanishes. However, due to delays in production, Black hired Alfred Hitchcock to direct instead. Neill died in London, England from a heart attack.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1887-09-04
- event Death Date 1946-12-14
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 5.4
- info Birth Place Ireland, United Kingdom
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The Spider Woman
1943-12-24
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The Spider Woman
1943-12-24
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943-03-05
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The Scarlet Claw
1944-05-18
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Black Angel
1946-08-02
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Terror by Night
1946-02-01
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Dressed to Kill
1946-05-24
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The Black Room
1935-07-15
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The House of Fear
1945-03-16
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The House of Fear
1945-03-16
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The Pearl of Death
1944-08-01
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The Pearl of Death
1944-08-01
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The Scarlet Claw
1944-05-18
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The Scarlet Claw
1944-05-18
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The Woman in Green
1945-06-15
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The Woman in Green
1945-06-15
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Doctor Syn
1937-08-25
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Black Moon
1934-06-15
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943-03-24
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942-12-25
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Pursuit to Algiers
1945-10-26
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943-09-17
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Eyes of the Underworld
1942-10-02
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The Circus Queen Murder
1933-04-10
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Greater Than a Crown
1925-07-12
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Vive la France!
1918-09-15
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The Viking
1928-11-02
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The Lone Wolf Returns
1935-12-31
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The Menace
1932-01-29
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The 9th Guest
1934-01-31
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Hoots Mon
1940-04-26
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Gypsy Wildcat
1944-08-02
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The Good Bad Girl
1931-05-20
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Just Like Heaven
1930-10-21
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Black Angel
1946-08-02
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943-03-24
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Two Tickets to London
1943-06-14
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Cock o' the Walk
1930-04-13
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Cock o' the Walk
1930-04-13
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Whirlpool
1934-04-10
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Mills of the Gods
1934-12-15
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Above the Clouds
1933-12-13
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Blind Date
1934-07-20
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Fury of the Jungle
1933-10-23
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The Kaiser's Shadow
1918-07-01
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The Virgin Queen
1928-05-12
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The Avenger
1931-03-06
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By Divine Right
1924-02-17
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San Francisco Nights
1928-05-01
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The Iron Trail
1921-10-29
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The City
1926-11-14
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The Viking
1928-11-02
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Love Me
1918-03-18
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Green Eyes
1918-08-26
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Eight Bells
1935-04-10
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The Arizona Wildcat
1927-11-20
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A Gentleman's Gentleman
1939-05-17
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The Fighting Buckaroo
1926-04-04
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My Lady's Lips
1925-07-01
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Percy
1925-04-05
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Marriage in Transit
1925-03-29
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A Man Four-Square
1926-05-09
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As the Devil Commands
1933-09-01
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Lady Raffles
1928-07-15
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Pursuit to Algiers
1945-10-26
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Rhythm of the Islands
1943-04-16
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Dressed to Kill
1946-05-24
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Terror by Night
1946-02-01
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The Girl, Glory
1917-06-09
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Madame Spy
1942-12-11
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Good References
1920-08-01
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The Woman Gives
1920-03-29
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Yes or No
1920-06-28
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Dangerous Business
1920-11-28
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Hoots Mon
1940-04-26
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Fifty Fathoms Deep
1931-08-20
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Wall Street
1929-12-01
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Thank Evans
1938-10-16
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His Brother’s Keeper
1940-01-27
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His Brother’s Keeper
1940-01-27
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Murder Will Out
1939-08-13
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Murder Will Out
1939-08-13
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Murder Will Out
1939-08-13
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Double or Quits
1938-01-01
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The Good Old Days
1939-01-01
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The Viper
1938-03-01
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Simply Terrific
1938-01-01
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Quiet, Please
1938-06-27
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The Melody Man
1930-01-15
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Jealousy
1934-11-23
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The Inner Voice
1920-09-03
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I'll Fix It
1934-11-10
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That's My Boy
1932-11-13
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The Cowboy and the Countess
1926-01-31
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The Price Mark
1917-10-21
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Broken Laws
1924-11-09
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Love Letters
1917-12-24
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What's Wrong with the Women?
1922-09-12
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Behind Closed Doors
1929-02-24
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The Conquest of Canaan
1921-07-10
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The Man from M.A.R.S.
1922-12-27
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Black Paradise
1926-05-30
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943-09-17
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Cleopatra
1928-07-07
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Vanity's Price
1924-09-07
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The Career of Katherine Bush
1919-08-03
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Everything Happens to Me
1938-12-01
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Gypsy
1936-12-29