Charles Chauvel (filmmaker)

Charles Chauvel
OBE
Chauvel in 1936
Born
Charles Edward Chauvel

(1897-10-07)7 October 1897
Died11 November 1959(1959-11-11) (aged 62)
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, actor, screenwriter
SpouseElsa Chauvel (1927–1959) (his death)

Charles Edward Chauvel OBE (7 October 1897 – 11 November 1959) was an Australian filmmaker, producer, actor 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.