Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 1, 1888(56)
Day of Death
November 21, 1944
Place of Birth
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Also Known As
David Lestrange
Eliot Stannard
Writing
Biography
Eliot Stannard (1 March 1888 – 21 November 1944) was an English screenwriter and director. Stannard wrote the screenplay for more than 80 films between 1914 and 1933, including eight films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He also directed five films. During the early 1920s, he worked on most of the screenplays for the Ideal Film Company, one of Britain's leading silent film studios.
[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]