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Charles Chauvel

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Also known as Charles Edward Chauvel

Australian filmmaker (1897-1959)

Film & TV

Warwick, Queensland, Australia

Charles Edward Chauvel OBE (7 October 1897 – 11 November 1959) was an Australian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter and nephew of Australian army General Sir Harry Chauvel. He is noted for writing and directing the films Forty Thousand Horsemen in 1940 and Jedda in 1955. His wife, Elsa Chauvel, was a frequent collaborator on his filmmaking projects. Charles Edward Chauvel was born on 7 October…

Known for

  • The Big Picture - The Films of Charles Chauvel — Self (archive footage)2014
  • Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn — Self (archive footage)2007
  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn — Self - Producer and Director (archive footage)2005
  • In the Wake of the Bounty — Himself1933
  • The Moth of Moonbi — Aboriginal Stockman1926

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Instance of
human
Given name
Charles
Gender
male
Citizenship
Australia
Place of birth
Warwick
Place of death
Sydney
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
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cause of death
myocardial infarction
date of birth
1897-10-07
date of death
1959-11-11
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Charles Chauvel (filmmaker)
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