Birthplace: Buxton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Death Date: 04/30/1986
biography
Veteran director who moved to Hollywood in 1939 on the strength of his success with British films like "The Man Who Changed His Mind" (1936) and "King Solomon's Mines" (1937). Stevenson was responsible for such accomplished, atmospheric delights as "Jane Eyre" (1943) and "To the Ends of the Earth" (1948) but, after directing a spate of unsuccessful films for Howard Hughes at RKO in the late 1940s and early 50s, he worked in TV from 1952 to 1956. Stevenson then joined Walt Disney, where he pioneered the studio's live-action attempts and became one of the most commercially successful directors
Worked for Paramount-British Newsreel before joining Michael Balcon's Gainsborough and Gaumont-British studios; wrote story synopses and reviewed films on the side
Sent by Gaumont-British to supervise ventures with UFA and to serve as dialogue director for French film, "The Battle"
1933
First film as co-director (with Jack Hulbert), "Falling For You"
1936
Solo directing debut, "Tudor Rose/Nine Days a Queen"
