Basil Dean

Director | Writer

Date of birth : 09/26/1888

Date of death : 04/22/1978

City of birth : Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Basil Dean first appeared as an actor on the British stage in 1906. He soon switched careers and began writing and directing plays. Turning to the film industry, he became a producer and director in 1928; many of the films he produced and directed were based on his own stage plays.