Born in Eltham,[2] to a formerly affluent family which was severely affected by the Wall Street Crash in 1929, and his father's long-term illness and early death ending Jackson's formal education.[3] He joined the GPO Film Unit on his 17th birthday as a messenger boy after his mother persuaded her MP, Sir Kingsley Wood, then also postmaster general, to find work for her son. Rising to production assistant, he was part of the crew for the short film Night Mail (1936). The voice narrating the poem by W.H. Auden ("This is the Night Mail crossing the border, bringing the cheque and the postal order.") was Jackson himself.[4] He directed a number of documentaries,[5] the first being The Horsey Mail (1938) about the rural postal service in Suffolk. The First Days (1939), co-directed by Harry Watt and Humphrey Jennings, was the first of the wartime documentaries, in this instance concerned with the 'Phoney War' period.[6]
Jackson's debut feature film was Western Approaches (1944), a semi-documentary war film for what was now the Ministry of Information's Crown Film Unit.[1][4] For what became a three-year project, Jackson took on the writing, direction, editing and casting (of non-professional actors) a film about merchant seamen.[4] Featuring an extended period on location at sea, the lifeboat sequences alone took six-months to complete.[6]
After the war, Jackson spent three years in Hollywood under contract to MGM,[1] although the only film he directed during this period was Shadow on the Wall (1950), based on the novel Death in the Doll's House by Lawrence P. Bachmann and Hannah Leessuch.[7] His film Encore (1951) was in competition at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival .[8]White Corridors (1951), a semi-documentary drama about a hospital in the regions, was critically well received at the time. What a Carve Up! (1961), a film in the old dark house genre, was the most commercially successful of Jackson's later feature films.[3]
Jackson worked in television during the 1960s and 1970s. Impressed by the stage work of Patrick McGoohan, he seems to have been involved in casting him for Danger Man (US:Secret Agent), episodes of which he directed. Apart from McGoohan's The Prisoner (1967), he was also involved with episodes of The Saint and The Professionals.[3]
jackson, this, article, about, english, film, director, english, footballer, footballer, american, sprinter, patricia, jackson, patrick, douglas, selmes, jackson, march, 1916, june, 2011, english, film, television, director, contents, biography, films, televis. This article is about the English film director For the English footballer see Pat Jackson footballer For the American sprinter see Patricia Jackson Patrick Douglas Selmes Jackson 26 March 1916 3 June 2011 was an English film and television director 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Films and television series 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Eltham 2 to a formerly affluent family which was severely affected by the Wall Street Crash in 1929 and his father s long term illness and early death ending Jackson s formal education 3 He joined the GPO Film Unit on his 17th birthday as a messenger boy after his mother persuaded her MP Sir Kingsley Wood then also postmaster general to find work for her son Rising to production assistant he was part of the crew for the short film Night Mail 1936 The voice narrating the poem by W H Auden This is the Night Mail crossing the border bringing the cheque and the postal order was Jackson himself 4 He directed a number of documentaries 5 the first being The Horsey Mail 1938 about the rural postal service in Suffolk The First Days 1939 co directed by Harry Watt and Humphrey Jennings was the first of the wartime documentaries in this instance concerned with the Phoney War period 6 Jackson s debut feature film was Western Approaches 1944 a semi documentary war film for what was now the Ministry of Information s Crown Film Unit 1 4 For what became a three year project Jackson took on the writing direction editing and casting of non professional actors a film about merchant seamen 4 Featuring an extended period on location at sea the lifeboat sequences alone took six months to complete 6 After the war Jackson spent three years in Hollywood under contract to MGM 1 although the only film he directed during this period was Shadow on the Wall 1950 based on the novel Death in the Doll s House by Lawrence P Bachmann and Hannah Leessuch 7 His film Encore 1951 was in competition at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival 8 White Corridors 1951 a semi documentary drama about a hospital in the regions was critically well received at the time What a Carve Up 1961 a film in the old dark house genre was the most commercially successful of Jackson s later feature films 3 Jackson worked in television during the 1960s and 1970s Impressed by the stage work of Patrick McGoohan he seems to have been involved in casting him for Danger Man US Secret Agent episodes of which he directed Apart from McGoohan s The Prisoner 1967 he was also involved with episodes of The Saint and The Professionals 3 Jackson died on 3 June 2011 aged 95 Films and television series editWestern Approaches documentary feature 1944 White Corridors 1951 Encore 1951 The Feminine Touch 1956 The Birthday Present 1957 Virgin Island US Our Virgin Island 1958 Snowball 1960 Seven Keys 1961 What a Carve Up 1961 Don t Talk to Strange Men 1962 Seventy Deadly Pills 1964 The Prisoner 4 episodes 1967 1968 The Famous Five 2 episodes 1978 References edit a b c Baxter Brian Haggith Toby Coe Jonathan 12 July 2011 Pat Jackson obituary The Guardian Retrieved 2 December 2019 Barr Charles 11 July 2011 Obituary Pat Jackson The Independent London Archived from the original on 25 May 2022 a b c Pat Jackson The Daily Telegraph 17 August 2011 Retrieved 2 December 2019 a b c Pat Jackson The Times London 4 July 2011 Retrieved 2 December 2019 subscription required Langman Larry 2000 Destination Hollywood the influence of Europeans on American filmmaking McFarland p 138 ISBN 978 0 7864 0681 4 a b Brown Geoff Enticknap Leo 2003 14 Jackson Pat 1916 2011 BFI Screenonline Retrieved 2 December 2019 The Shadow on the Wall at the American Film Institute Catalog Festival de Cannes Encore festival cannes com Archived from the original on 18 March 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2009 External links editPat Jackson at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat Jackson amp oldid 1120038872, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
