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Ralph Thomas MC (born Ralph Philip Thomas 10 August 1915 – 17 March 2001) was an English film director, born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. He is perhaps best known for directing the ''Doctor'' series of films. His brother, Gerald Thomas, was also a film director, probably best remembered for the ''Carry On...'' film series, and his son is the Academy Award-winning film producer, Jeremy Thomas. He cast the actor James Robertson Justice in many of his films. Thomas often worked with the producer Betty E. Box, who was married to ''Carry On'' producer Peter Rogers. Thomas was a nephew of producer Victor Saville. ==Biography== Born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Thomas entered the film business as a clapper boy at Shepperton Studios in 1932 while studying. He soon worked in film, sound, editing and camera departments.〔Dixon, Wheeler W. ("The Director as Journeyman" (Ralph Thomas interview, 3 February 1995) ), in ''Collected Interviews: Voices from Twentieth-Century Cinema'', SIU Press, 2001, pp. 105-17.〕 During the Second World War, Thomas served with the 9th Lancers rising to the rank of Major and being awarded the Military Cross. Returning to film with the Rank Organisation, Thomas advanced from assistant editor, to making film trailers to becoming head of Rank's trailer department as well as writing films. Sydney Box had enjoyed Thomas's trailer for ''Miranda'' and when a position of director came up due to an unexpected illness, Thomas made his directoral debut in ''Once Upon a Dream''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ralph Thomas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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