Pen Tennyson

Director, Writer

August 26, 1912 — July 10, 1941 (28 years)
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Frederick Penrose Tennyson (26 August 1912 – 7 July 1941) was a British film director whose promising career was cut short when he was killed in a plane crash. Tennyson gained experience as an assistant director to Alfred Hitchcock in several of his British films during the 1930s. Tennyson directed three films between 1939 and his death in 1941.

He married actress Nova Pilbeam in 1939.

He was a great-grandson of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The 39 Steps
    The 39 Steps1935
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
    The Man Who Knew Too Much1934
  • Sabotage
    Sabotage1936
  • Young and Innocent
    Young and Innocent1937

Known For

  • The 39 Steps
    The 39 Steps1935
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
    The Man Who Knew Too Much1934
  • Sabotage
    Sabotage1936
  • Young and Innocent
    Young and Innocent1937
  • Secret Agent
    Secret Agent1936
  • A Yank at Oxford
    A Yank at Oxford1938
  • The Citadel
    The Citadel1938
  • The Tunnel
    The Tunnel1940
  • Convoy
    Convoy1940

Filmography

1940
Convoy · as Screenplay
1940
The Tunnel · as Screenplay
1939

1938
The Citadel · as Assistant Director
1938
A Yank at Oxford · as Assistant Director
1937
Young and Innocent · as Assistant DirectorOn Plex
1936
Sabotage · as Assistant DirectorOn Plex
1936
Secret Agent · as Assistant Director
1935
The 39 Steps · as Assistant DirectorOn Plex
1934
The Man Who Knew Too Much · as Assistant DirectorOn Plex