Brian Desmond Hurst, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Brian Desmond Hurst

Belfast-born film director

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1895

Date of Death: 26-Sep-1986

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Brian Desmond Hurst (12 February 1895 – 26 September 1986) was a Belfast-born film director.
With over thirty films in his filmography, Hurst was Ireland's most prolific film director during the 20th century, and hailed as Northern Ireland's best film director.
He is perhaps best known for the 1951 A Christmas Carol adaptation Scrooge.