Muriel Box

Violette Muriel Box, Baroness Gardiner, (22 September 1905 – 18 May 1991) was an English screenwriter and director, Britain's most prolific female director, having directed 12 feature films and one featurette. Her screenplay for The Seventh Veil (co-written with husband Sydney Box) won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.


The Lady Gardiner
Born
Violette Muriel Baker

(1905-09-22)22 September 1905
New Malden, Surrey, England, UK
Died18 May 1991(1991-05-18) (aged 85)
Hendon, London, England, UK
Occupation(s)Director, writer, screenwriter
SpousesSydney Box (1935–1969; divorced)
Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner (1970–1990; his death)
Children1 daughter
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