Monja Danischewsky

'Monja Danischewsky' (qv)'s family left Russia for Great Britain in 1919 due to the civil war raging in the country at the time. He started working as a publicity director at Ealing in 1938, helping develop and design many of the company's posters. In 1943 he turned his hand to scriptwriting. His first produced screenplay was _Underground Guerrillas (1943)_ (qv). In 1949 he produced Ealing's classic _Whisky Galore! (1949)_ (qv). He left Ealing to work independently as a producer, turning out such films as _The Galloping Major (1951)_ (qv).Danischewsky returned to Ealing in the mid-'50s as a writer and producer, working with 'Michael Relph' (qv) on _Mad Little Island (1958)_ (qv) and 'Charles Crichton' (qv) on _The Battle of the Sexes (1960)_ (qv). His last film as a producer was _Two and Two Make Six (1962)_ (qv), and his final screenwriting credit was _Mister Moses (1965)_ (qv). In 1966 his autobiography, "White Russian, Red Face", was published. His later work was in television.::ajcox14@hotmail.com (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)