John Paddy Carstairs
Screenwriter, Film director
1910 – 1970
Who was John Paddy Carstairs?
John Paddy Carstairs was a British film director and television director, usually of light-hearted subject matter. He was also a comic novelist and painter.
The son of Nelson Keys, Carstairs changed his name in order to avoid the appearance of nepotism. He directed 37 films in total. He had a long association with the character of Simon Templar. Aside from directing the 1939 Saint film, The Saint in London, he also directed two episodes of The Saint in the 1960s, making him the only individual to be connected to both the Hollywood film and British series of The Saint.
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- Born
- May 11, 1910
London - Also known as
- John Keys
- Nelson John Keys
- Nelson Keys
- John Carstairs
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Lived in
- London
- Died
- Dec 12, 1970
London
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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