John English (director)
John English (25 June 1903 – 11 October 1969) was a British film editor and film director. He is most famous for the film serials he co-directed with William Witney for Republic Pictures such as Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.
He was credited variously as John W English, John English or Jack English.
Career
John English was born in Cumberland in the United Kingdom but moved to Canada at an early age. He first worked as a film editor before getting a break into directing at Republic in 1935.
For a period in the 1930s and 1940s, starting with Zorro Rides Again (1937), he directed Movie Serials in partnership with William Witney. It was customary at the time for two directors to work on each serial, each working on alternate days. Witney customarily worked on the action scenes while English concentrated on character and story elements. Together they are regarded as having produced the best examples of the serial medium: "most notable of all were the directing talents of William Witney and John English. Together they directed seventeen consecutive serials, honing an approach that allowed Republic serials to far outdistance the competition. They adopted a no-nonsense approach that treated the serial material with respect and rarely gave any clues that we shouldn't consider the stories seriously. Other directors would allow an element of goofiness to gradually seep into the serial. For example, few people would point to a Witney/English serial as an example of camp, unlike the Flash Gordon serials." - Gary Johnson, from Images Journal.
John English
John English may refer to:
See also
- Johnny English Reborn, the 2011 sequel
John English (ice hockey)
John English (born May 13, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings. In 3 regular season NHL games he recorded 4 points (1 goal and 3 assists).
John English is currently a co-owner of Oliver's Coffee with locations around Muskoka, Ontario.
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John English (Australian politician)
John Michael English (born 16 December 1962) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Redlands. He was Deputy Speaker of the Parliament from 2006-2009 and also served on the Parliamentary Crime & Misconduct Committee and the Public Accounts Committee.
English was born in Maleny, Queensland. Prior to his election he was a police officer.
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