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Alfred Travers

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Alfred Travers
Born
Alfred Karl Ludwig Jungermann

1906
Occupation(s)Film director
screenwriter
Years active19421968

Alfred Travers (born Alfred Karl Ludwig Jungermann[1][2]; 1906, date of death unknown) was a Turkish-born British screenwriter and film director.[3][4]

Career

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Travers came to England in the 1930s, and during World War II worked for the British Council and the Ministry of Information. After the war he joined British National Films.[5] In the late 1960s he worked in South Africa directing TV commercials and wrote the book for the stage musical Eureka! [6]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Naturalisation Certificate: Alfred Karl Ludwig Jungermann". The National Archives. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Official public record" (PDF). The London Gazette. 24 June 1947. p. 2871.
  3. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | TRAVERS, Alfred". web.archive.org. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Alfred Travers". BFI Film Index International - People and Institutions. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  5. ^ McFarlane, Brian (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 767. ISBN 9780719091391.
  6. ^ "Alfred Travers". Encyclopaedia of South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance (ESAT). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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