Emeric Pressburger

Emeric Pressburger
Pressburger in Paris
Born
Imre József Pressburger

(1902-12-05)5 December 1902
Died5 February 1988(1988-02-05) (aged 85)
Saxtead, England
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer, director and production house co-founder with Michael Powell
Spouses
(m. 1938⁠–⁠1941)
Wendy Orme
(m. 1947⁠–⁠1971)
Children1
RelativesAndrew MacDonald (grandson)
Kevin Macdonald (grandson)
English Heritage Blue Plaque
Dorset House, Gloucester Place, NW1 5AG

Emeric Pressburger (born Imre József Pressburger; 5 December 1902 – 5 February 1988) was a Hungarian-British screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in a collaboration partnership known as the Archers, and produced a series of films, including 49th Parallel (US: The Invaders, 1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (US: Stairway to Heaven, 1946), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).