Monja Danischewsky
{{Short description|British producer and writer}}
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| birth_date = 28 April 1911
| birth_place = Archangel, Russia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|10|16|1911|04|28|df=y}}
| birthname = Monja Danischewsky
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| occupation = Film producer
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Monja Danischewsky (28 April 1911 – 16 October 1994) was a British producer and writer, born in Archangel into a Russian-Jewish family who left Russia for England in 1919 and who produced and wrote the films Topkapi and Rockets Galore! (1957){{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Watts |title=Busy Finch -- Sturdy 'Seat' -- Current Projects -- Hands Across the Sea |work=New York Times |date=1960-03-13 |page=X9 }} and others.
Biography
=Early life=
Monja Danischewsky's family left Russia for Great Britain in 1919.
=Career=
Monja started out with various publicity jobs, then to Ealing Studios as publicity director in 1938 and occasional writer. Monja switched to producing in 1949; and later became an independent producer The Galloping Major (1951); returned as producer/writer in mid-1950s and continued briefly after Ealing ended; Rockets Galore (1958) and The Battle of the Sexes (1959). Monja has written two books about his experiences in the film industry. Autobiography, 'White Russian, Red Face', 1966. and 'Out of my Mind', a collection of anecdotes, 1972.
=Personal life=
Filmography
=As writer=
- Undercover (1943)
- Bitter Springs (1950)
- The Galloping Major (1951){{cite news |title=THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; 'The Galloping Major,' a British Comedy About Horse Racing, at 60th St. Trans-Lux |work=New York Times |date=1951-12-17 |page=40 }}
- Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
- The Love Lottery (1954) (additional dialogue and scenes)
- Rockets Galore! (1957){{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Watts |title=Busy Finch -- Sturdy 'Seat' -- Current Projects -- Hands Across the Sea |work=New York Times |date=1960-03-13 |page=X9 }}
- The Battle of the Sexes (1959)
{{cite news |first=A.H. |last=Weiler |title=Screen: Thurber Tale; Battle of the Sexes' Is British Import |work=New York Times |date=1960-04-19 |page=40 }}
- Two and Two Make Six (1962)
- Topkapi (1964) (screenplay){{cite news |first=Bosley |last=Crowther |title=The Screen: Recruiting Jewel Thieves; ' Topkapi,' by Dassin, Opens at 2 Theaters |work=New York Times |date=1964-09-18 |page=25 }}
- Mister Moses (1965)
- Avalanche (1969) (as John Danischewsky)
- That Lucky Touch (1975) (adaptation)
=As producer=
- Whisky Galore! (1949) (associate producer)
- The Galloping Major (1951)
- Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
- The Love Lottery (1954)
- The Battle of the Sexes (1959)
- Two and Two Make Six (1962) (producer)
- Avalanche (1969) (producer) (as John Danischewsky)
- Run Wild, Run Freedom (1969)
Published works
- White Russian, Red Face (Gollancz, 1966)
- Out of My Mind (Michael Joseph, 1972)
- short memoir by Danischewsky of Barnett Freedman, in Emma Mason (ed.), Tales of Barnett Freedman (Bread and Butter Press, 2020)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0200272}}
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Category:English film producers
Category:White Russian emigrants to the United Kingdom