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Arthur Varney

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Arthur Varney
Born
Amerigo Serrao

1893
DiedNovember 22, 1960
Other namesGrover Lee
Occupation(s)Director, Producer, Writer
Years active1927-1947 (film)

Arthur Varney was an Italian-born American screenwriter and film director. Born as Amerigo Serrao in 1893 to the sculptor Luella A. Varney Serrao and her husband Teodoro Serrao,[1] he emigrated to the United States and became a naturalized citizen.[2] In the 1930s he found work on the British film industry as Arthur Varney, and occasionally also used the credit of Grover Lee. He died in 1960.

Selected filmography

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Director

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References

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  1. ^ Robert Murphy (editor): Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. British Film Institute, 2006.
  2. ^ Koszarski p.306

Bibliography

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  • Koszarski, Richard. Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. Rutgers University Press, 2008.
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