Terence Fisher (1904-1980)
"Do I believe in the supernatural? Oh yes, certainly. I can't believe, I can't accept that you die and that's the end. Physically maybe it is a fact. But there's something about the mind that's more than that."
Terence Fisher
Born: February 23, 1904 (Maida Vale, England)
Terence Fisher worked his way up the filmmaking ladder, starting as a clapper boy, then film editor; 12 years later, he directed his first feature A Song for Tomorrow (1948). In 1952, he began working on low-budget, high-grossing horror pictures. Some of his efforts include Horror of Dracula (1958), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), The Mummy (1959), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) and The Devil Rides Out (1960).
A prominent horror director, Fisher worked for Hammer Films directing over 50 films in 25 years, though not all were of the gothic horror variety hat he became famous for.
Terence Fisher
Born: February 23, 1904 (Maida Vale, England)
Terence Fisher worked his way up the filmmaking ladder, starting as a clapper boy, then film editor; 12 years later, he directed his first feature A Song for Tomorrow (1948). In 1952, he began working on low-budget, high-grossing horror pictures. Some of his efforts include Horror of Dracula (1958), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), The Mummy (1959), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) and The Devil Rides Out (1960).
A prominent horror director, Fisher worked for Hammer Films directing over 50 films in 25 years, though not all were of the gothic horror variety hat he became famous for.
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additional reading
Harper, Sue. "Beyond The Forest: Terence Fisher And Transylvania." Studies In European Cinema 3.2 (2006): 143-151. Film & Television Literature Index. Web.
Leggett, Paul. Terence Fisher; Horror, Myth and Religion. Jefferson, North Carolina. 2002.
Svehla, Gary J. "Evolving Worlds Of Hammer's Baron Frankenstein." Midnight Marquee (1994): 6-19. Film & Television Literature Index. Web.
Leggett, Paul. Terence Fisher; Horror, Myth and Religion. Jefferson, North Carolina. 2002.
Svehla, Gary J. "Evolving Worlds Of Hammer's Baron Frankenstein." Midnight Marquee (1994): 6-19. Film & Television Literature Index. Web.