E. V. H. Emmett

Edward Victor Henry Emmett, known as E. V. H. Emmett (17 June 1902, London - 7 June 1971, London), was a British newsreader. Though his main job was as a commentator for Gaumont British News, he was frequently used as a narrator for films from the 1930s to 1950s. In the first series of Dad's Army broadcast in 1968 he was the narrator over the humorous short Public Information Films of the platoon seen at the beginning of each episode.[1] By the time of the colour episodes in 1969 the films had been discontinued.

E. V. H. Emmett as himself in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)

Emmett was born in Brixton in London in 1902, the son of Elizabeth Annie née Denyer (1871–) and Josephus Walter Victor Emmett (1872–1941), an insurance clerk.[2] In addition to his work as a narrator Emmett was also a screenwriter for Under the Southern Cross (1957), Dance Hall (1950),[3] Bothered by a Beard (1945, which he also produced and directed), The Lion Has Wings (1939)[4] and Sabotage (1936), along with additional dialogue for Young Man's Fancy (1940), The Ware Case (1938) and Non-Stop New York (1937).

He married Ethel M Stanton (1897-) in 1929 in London.[5] In 1939 the couple were living in Marylebone in London. The marriage was later dissolved. In 1949 he married Joyce Annette Stanley (1917-1997) in London.[6]

E. V. H. Emmett lived at 4 Montpelier Court on Montpelier Road in London. On his death in Ealing in 1971 he left £624 in his will.[7]

Filmography

Narrator unless otherwise noted.

Year Title Role Notes
1934The Camels Are ComingCommentator
1937Non-Stop New York
1937Wings of the MorningRacing Commentator
1938The Ware Case
1939The Lion Has WingsNarratorUK version
1939The Arsenal Stadium MysteryHimself
1940For FreedomTed / Commentator
1940Sailors ThreeNewsreel CommentatorVoice, Uncredited
1940Civilian FrontCommentaryShort documentary
1943Get CrackingCommentatorVoice
1944On ApprovalNarratorVoice
1948Easy MoneyCommentary
1949Passport to PimlicoNewsreel CommentatorUncredited
1951The Galloping MajorNarratorUncredited
1956Private's ProgressNarratorVoice, Uncredited
1958SkyportNarratorDocumentary
1959Invitation to Monte CarloNarratorDocumentary
1959Look at LifeHimselfDocumentary short
1959I'm All Right JackNarratorVoice, Uncredited[8]
1963Billy LiarNewsreel CommentatorUncredited
1964Carry on CleoNarratorVoice[9]
gollark: What, in *number* or *pay* or what?
gollark: I don't think you can just point at that as a final answer. What is that graph even showing growth in? Why is competition not creating an incentive to get rid of useless administrators? *Is* there even much competition?
gollark: I think the point is more that it's a system which mostly works well and has produced lots of nice things.
gollark: At some point you'll have to make tradeoffs, because going for "maximize lives saved right now at all costs" is a really terrible strategy.
gollark: Strategies which minimize COVID deaths in the short run wouldn't be very good if they totally collapsed the economy after a while. Especially since this is likely to stick around for a while.

References
  1. Bill Pertwee, Dad's Army: The Making of a TV Legend, Conway (2009) - Google Books pg. 110
  2. 1911 England Census for Edward Victor Henry Emmett - Ancestry,com (subscription required)
  3. Dance Hall (1950) - British Film Institute Screenonline: the Definitive Guide to Britain's Film and TV History
  4. The Lion Has Wings (1939) - British Film Institute Screenonline: the Definitive Guide to Britain's Film and TV History
  5. Edward V H Emmett in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  6. Edward V H Emmett in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  7. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for Edward Victor Henry Emmett (1971) - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  8. I'm All Right Jack (1959) - British Film Institute Screenonline: the Definitive Guide to Britain's Film and TV History
  9. Carry on Cleo (1964) - British Film Institute Screenonline: the Definitive Guide to Britain's Film and TV History
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.