assess laughter. I get pleasure out of making a movie, but to listen to people laughing at what we have made – this is great. I'm a natural pessimist. Comedies are difficult. You can make a good adventure story if you have the money, good actors, and a good story (more often than not a best-selling book), and you'll know the film will please. Comedy is more of an instinctive thing. Personal life Betty Box was married to Peter Rogers, producer of the Carry On film series, from 24 December 1948 until her death. It was her second marriage; her first, to a pilot during the war, ended in divorce. Box and Rogers did not have any children; "We made the choice not to have children", said Box in 1973. "I don't think I would have made a very good mother. You know making a movie is like having a baby – it takes eight weeks to film and nine months to produce." Box was appointed OBE in 1958. She died in Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, aged 83 from cancer in 1999. A posthumous autobiography Lifting the Lid: The Autobiography of Film Producer Betty Box was published in 2000. Selected filmography Gainsborough 29 Acacia Avenue (1945) (associate producer) The Seventh Veil (1946) (associate producer) A Girl in a Million (1946) (associate producer) The Years Between (1946) (associate producer – uncredited) Dear Murderer (1947) The Upturned Glass (1947) (associate producer) When the Bough Breaks (1947) Here Come the Huggetts (1948) Daybreak (1948) (associate producer) The Blind Goddess (1948) (executive producer) Miranda (1948) Vote for Huggett (1949) Marry Me! (1949) aka I Want to Get Married Christopher Columbus (1949) It's Not Cricket (1949) The Huggetts Abroad (1949) Rank Don't Ever Leave Me (1949) So Long at the Fair (1950) The Clouded Yellow (1950) Appointment with Venus (1951) Venetian Bird (1952) aka The Assassin A Day To Remember (1953) Mad About Men (1954) Doctor in the House (1954) Doctor at Sea (1955) The Iron Petticoat (1956) Checkpoint (1956) Doctor at Large (1957) Campbell's Kingdom (1957) True as a Turtle (1957) (uncredited) The Wind Cannot Read (1958) A Tale of Two Cities (1958) The 39 Steps (1959) Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) Conspiracy of Hearts (1960) Doctor in Love (1960) No My Darling Daughter (1961) No Love for Johnnie (1961) A Pair of Briefs (1961) The Wild and the Willing (1962) Doctor in Distress (1963) Hot Enough