Baby Face (1933)

Born in London, England. Entered American film as an assistant director at Warner Bros. on THE MIDNIGHT TAXI and THE HOME TOWNERS (both 1928). Other a.d. credits (some uncredited) include PLAY-GIRL (1932), BABY FACE (1933), THE AFFAIRS OF CELLINE and THE MIGHTY BARNUM (both 1934), FOLIES-BERGÈRE DE PARIS (1935), FOLIES-BERGÈRE (1936), SONG OF THE ISLANDS (1942) and BRINGING UP FATHER (1946). In the mid-1940s he had bit parts in some films: GOVERNMENT GIRL (1943), HEAVENLY DAYS (1944), BUFFALO BILL RIDES AGAIN (1947), TRAIN TO ALCATRAZ, KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS, WAKE OF THE RED WITCH and THE VICIOUS CIRCLE (all 1948) and THE LOVEABLE CHEAT (1949). He was the uncredited production manager of WESTERN UNION (1941), and he assisted the producer in BRITANNIA MEWS (1949, William Perlberg) and NIGHT AND THE CITY (1950, Samuel G. Engel). Fox died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on December 1, 1949.  Assistant Director 1932-33 at United Artists - films not specified, but he was an uncredited a.d. on PLAY-GIRL (1932) and BABY FACE (1933). 1 nomination, 1 Award