John Argyle
1911–1962; British screenwriter, producer and film director
John Argyle (1911–1962) was a British screenwriter, producer and film director.
“John Argyle” enters the record as 1911–1962; British screenwriter, producer and film director. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what John, Argyle and British can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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“John Argyle” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, John, Argyle and British provides the most credible route into that argument.
The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 22, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q6219354. VIAF identifies the subject as 14522692. The Library of Congress control number is no2006043744. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1911 and 1962.
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