made by Ealing, which soon wound up production. Norman made another trip to Australia, to produce and direct an adaptation of the play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959), for Hecht Hill Lancaster. The movie was not a success, critically or commercially. Norman directed an adaptation of The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961) for Michael Balcon's new company; it was commercially successful in England. Less well received were Spare the Rod (1961) with Max Bygraves and Mix Me a Person (1962) with Donald Sinden and Adam Faith. Television career In the 1960s, he worked as director on several notable British TV series including Gideon's Way (7 episodes), The Baron (3 episodes), The Champions, The Saint (21 episodes), The Avengers (2 episodes), My Partner the Ghost, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (3 episodes), Department S (3 episodes), Shirley's World, The Persuaders! (6 episodes), The Pathfinders and Return of the Saint. He started directing Hammer's The Lost Continent (1969) but was replaced during the shoot by Michael Carreras. Retirement and death Norman was forced into retirement after a laryngectomy for cancer in 1978. He died in Knebworth, Hertfordshire on 18 February 1993 at the age of 81 after suffering a seizure whilst driving near his home. Family Norman's son, Barry, was a prominent UK film critic and broadcaster, whilst his daughter, Valerie, is a script editor and director. Selected filmography Editor Potiphar's Wife (1931) Lucky Girl (1932) The Innocents of Chicago (1932) Red Wagon (1933) Facing the Music (1933) The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) Over the Garden Wall (1934) Heart's Desire (1935) Mimi (1935) Faithful (1936) Hoots Mon! (1940) The Prime Minister (1941) Frieda (1947) Eureka Stockade (1949) Producer The Crash of Silence [Mandy in the UK] (1952) The Cruel Sea (1953) West of Zanzibar (1954) Executive Producer The Ivory Hunters [Where No Vultures Fly in the UK] (1951) Director Too Dangerous to Live (1939) The Night My Number Came Up (1955) X the Unknown (1956) The Shiralee (1957) Dunkirk (1958) Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959) Spare the Rod (1961) The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961) Mix Me a Person (1962) A Sentimental Journey (Randall and Hopkirk) (1968) It's Supposed to be Thicker than Water (1968) References External links 1911 births 1993 deaths People from Fulham English film directors English film producers British Army personnel of World War II Royal Army Ordnance Corps officers 20th-century English