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	==Films directed==		==Films directed==
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	* ''[[Circus Friends]]'' (1956)		* ''[[w:Circus Friends\|Circus Friends]]'' (1956)
	* ''[[Time Lock]]'' (1957)		* ''[[w:Time Lock\|Time Lock]]'' (1957)
	* ''[[The Vicious Circle (1957 film)\|The Vicious Circle]]'' (1957)		* ''[[w:The Vicious Circle (1957 film)\|The Vicious Circle]]'' (1957)
	* ''[[The Duke Wore Jeans]]'' (1958)		* ''[[w:The Duke Wore Jeans\|The Duke Wore Jeans]]'' (1958)
	* ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958)		* ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958)
	* ''[[Chain of Events]]'' (1958)		* ''[[w:Chain of Events\|Chain of Events]]'' (1958)
	* ''[[The Solitary Child]]'' (1958)		* ''[[w:The Solitary Child\|The Solitary Child]]'' (1958)
	* ''[[Please Turn Over]]'' (1959)		* ''[[w:Please Turn Over\|Please Turn Over]]'' (1959)
	* ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959)		* ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959)
	* ''[[Carry On Teacher]]'' (1959)		* ''[[Carry On Teacher]]'' (1959)
	* ''[[Watch Your Stern]]'' (1960)		* ''[[Watch Your Stern]]'' (1960)
	* ''[[No Kidding (film)\|No Kidding]]'' (1960)		* ''[[w:No Kidding (film)\|No Kidding]]'' (1960)
	* ''[[Carry On Constable]]'' (1960)		* ''[[Carry On Constable]]'' (1960)
	* ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961)		* ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961)
	* ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961)		* ''[[w:Raising the Wind (1961 film)\|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961)
	* ''[[The Iron Maiden]]'' (1962)		* ''[[w:The Iron Maiden\|The Iron Maiden]]'' (1962)
	* ''[[Twice Round the Daffodils]]'' (1962)		* ''[[w:Twice Round the Daffodils\|Twice Round the Daffodils]]'' (1962)
	* ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962)		* ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962)
	* ''[[Nurse on Wheels]]'' (1963)		* ''[[Nurse on Wheels]]'' (1963)
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	* ''[[Carry On England]]'' (1976)		* ''[[Carry On England]]'' (1976)
	* ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978)		* ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978)
	* ''[[The Second Victory (film)\|The Second Victory]]'' (1987)		* ''[[w:The Second Victory (film)\|The Second Victory]]'' (1987)
	* ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992)		* ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992)
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	'''Gerald Thomas''' (10 December 1920 – 9 November 1993)<ref name=BFI>{{cite web\| url= http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efd603c\| title=Gerald Thomas\| publisher= [[British Film Institute]]\| access-date= 8 October 2016\| archive-date= 8 October 2016\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161008051418/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efd603c \| url-status=live}}</ref> was an [[English people\|English]] [[film director]], best known for the long-running ''[[Carry On films\|Carry On]]'' series of British film comedies.		'''Gerald Thomas''' (10 December 1920 – 9 November 1993)<ref name=BFI>{{cite web\| url= http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efd603c\| title=Gerald Thomas\| publisher= [[w:British Film Institute\|]]\| access-date= 8 October 2016\| archive-date= 8 October 2016\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161008051418/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efd603c \| url-status=live}}</ref> was an [[w:English people\|English]] [[w:film director\|film director]], best known for the long-running ''[[Carry On films\|Carry On]]'' series of British film comedies.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Born in [[Kingston upon Hull\|Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England, Thomas was educated in Bristol and London, and was training in medicine when [[World War II]] began.<ref name=screenonline>{{cite web\| url= http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/507785/\| title=Thomas, Gerald (1920-1993)\| publisher=ScreenOnline.org ([[British Film Institute]]) \| access-date= 8 October 2016\|archive-date=6 September 2008 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080906113001/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/507785/\| url-status=live}}</ref> He served four years in the [[British Army]] during the war, and upon his return to civilian life thought it too late to continue his medical studies.<ref name=screenonline />		Born in [[w:Kingston upon Hull\|Hull]], [[w:East Riding of Yorkshire\|East Riding of Yorkshire]], England, Thomas was educated in Bristol and London, and was training in medicine when [[w:World War II\|World War II]] began.<ref name=screenonline>{{cite web\| url= http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/507785/\| title=Thomas, Gerald (1920-1993)\| publisher=ScreenOnline.org ([[w:British Film Institute\|]]) \| access-date= 8 October 2016\|archive-date=6 September 2008 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080906113001/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/507785/\| url-status=live}}</ref> He served four years in the [[w:British Army\|British Army]] during the war, and upon his return to civilian life thought it too late to continue his medical studies.<ref name=screenonline />

	He began his movie career at [[Denham Film Studios\|Denham Studios]], eventually becoming an assistant film editor beginning with [[Laurence Olivier]]'s ''[[Hamlet (1948 film)\|Hamlet]]'' (1948). His editing work included many films directed by his older brother, [[Ralph Thomas]]. His own directorial debut was the [[short film]] ''[[Circus Friends]]'' (1956), produced by the [[Children's Film Foundation]]. His first feature was the thriller ''[[Time Lock]]'' the following year.<ref name=screenonline />		He began his movie career at [[w:Denham Film Studios\|Denham Studios]], eventually becoming an assistant film editor beginning with [[w:Laurence Olivier\|Laurence Olivier]]'s ''[[w:Hamlet (1948 film)\|Hamlet]]'' (1948). His editing work included many films directed by his older brother, [[w:Ralph Thomas\|Ralph Thomas]]. His own directorial debut was the [[w:short film\|short film]] ''[[w:Circus Friends\|Circus Friends]]'' (1956), produced by the [[w:Children's Film Foundation\|Children's Film Foundation]]. His first feature was the thriller ''[[w:Time Lock\|Time Lock]]'' the following year.<ref name=screenonline />

	Beginning with the farcical military comedy ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958), Thomas directed all 30 films in the ''[[Carry On films\|Carry On]]'' series of British comedies, produced by [[Peter Rogers]], ending with ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978) and the belated ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992). Additionally, he directed the framing sequences of the compilation film ''[[That's Carry On!]]'' (1977). Other works as director include the comedy ''[[Please Turn Over]]'' (1959) and a drama of post-war Austria, ''[[The Second Victory (film)\|The Second Victory]]'' (1986).<ref name=screenonline />		Beginning with the farcical military comedy ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958), Thomas directed all 30 films in the ''[[Carry On films\|Carry On]]'' series of British comedies, produced by [[Peter Rogers]], ending with ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978) and the belated ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992). Additionally, he directed the framing sequences of the compilation film ''[[That's Carry On!]]'' (1977). Other works as director include the comedy ''[[Please Turn Over]]'' (1959) and a drama of post-war Austria, ''[[w:The Second Victory (film)\|The Second Victory]]'' (1986).<ref name=screenonline />

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Thomas was married, and the couple had three daughters.<ref name=theindependent>{{cite news\| url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-gerald-thomas-1503932.html\| title=Obituary: Gerald Thomas\|work=[[The Independent]]\| location = UK\| first= Leon\|last=Hunt\|date=13 November 1993\|access-date= 8 October 2016\| archive-date=17 April 2015\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150417032838/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-gerald-thomas-1503932.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> He died at home of a heart attack.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news\| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/11/obituaries/gerald-thomas-director-72.html \| title=Gerald Thomas; Director, 72\| work=[[The New York Times]]\| date=11 November 1993 \| access-date= 8 October 2016\| archive-date= 26 May 2015\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150526091228/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/11/obituaries/gerald-thomas-director-72.html\| url-status=live}}</ref> Thomas's nephew is the film producer [[Jeremy Thomas]]. He is commemorated with a green plaque on [[The Avenues, Kingston upon Hull]].		Thomas was married, and the couple had three daughters.<ref name=theindependent>{{cite news\| url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-gerald-thomas-1503932.html\| title=Obituary: Gerald Thomas\|work=[[w:The Independent\|]]\| location = UK\| first= Leon\|last=Hunt\|date=13 November 1993\|access-date= 8 October 2016\| archive-date=17 April 2015\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150417032838/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-gerald-thomas-1503932.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> He died at home of a heart attack.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news\| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/11/obituaries/gerald-thomas-director-72.html \| title=Gerald Thomas; Director, 72\| work=[[w:The New York Times\|]]\| date=11 November 1993 \| access-date= 8 October 2016\| archive-date= 26 May 2015\| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150526091228/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/11/obituaries/gerald-thomas-director-72.html\| url-status=live}}</ref> Thomas's nephew is the film producer [[w:Jeremy Thomas\|Jeremy Thomas]]. He is commemorated with a green plaque on [[w:The Avenues, Kingston upon Hull\|The Avenues]].

	==Films directed==		==Films directed==

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	\| name = Gerald Thomas		\| name = Gerald Thomas
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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1920\|12\|10}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1920\|12\|10}}
	\| birth_place = [[Kingston upon Hull\|Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Kingston upon Hull\|Hull]], [[w:East Riding of Yorkshire\|East Riding of Yorkshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1993\|11\|9\|1920\|12\|10\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1993\|11\|9\|1920\|12\|10\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Beaconsfield]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Beaconsfield\|Beaconsfield]], [[w:Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]], England
	\| occupation = [[Film director]] and [[film editor\|editor]]		\| occupation = [[w:Film director\|Film director]] and [[w:film editor\|editor]]
	\| years_active = 1956–1993		\| years_active = 1956–1993
	\| spouse = Barbara Thomas		\| spouse = Barbara Thomas
	\| children = Three		\| children = Three
	\| relatives = [[Ralph Thomas]] (brother)<br/>[[Jeremy Thomas]] (nephew)		\| relatives = [[w:Ralph Thomas\|Ralph Thomas]] (brother)<br/>[[w:Jeremy Thomas\|Jeremy Thomas]] (nephew)
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{{short description|British film director, film editor and film producer}}
{{other people|Gerald Thomas}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gerald Thomas
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1920|12|10}}
| birth_place = [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1993|11|9|1920|12|10|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Beaconsfield]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England
| occupation = [[Film director]] and [[film editor|editor]]
| years_active = 1956–1993
| spouse = Barbara Thomas
| children = Three
| relatives = [[Ralph Thomas]] (brother)<br/>[[Jeremy Thomas]] (nephew)
}}

'''Gerald Thomas''' (10 December 1920 – 9 November 1993)<ref name=BFI>{{cite web| url= http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efd603c| title=Gerald Thomas| publisher= [[British Film Institute]]| access-date= 8 October 2016| archive-date= 8 October 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161008051418/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efd603c | url-status=live}}</ref> was an [[English people|English]] [[film director]], best known for the long-running ''[[Carry On films|Carry On]]'' series of British film comedies.

==Biography==
Born in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England, Thomas was educated in Bristol and London, and was training in medicine when [[World War II]] began.<ref name=screenonline>{{cite web| url= http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/507785/| title=Thomas, Gerald (1920-1993)| publisher=ScreenOnline.org ([[British Film Institute]]) | access-date= 8 October 2016|archive-date=6 September 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080906113001/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/507785/| url-status=live}}</ref> He served four years in the [[British Army]] during the war, and upon his return to civilian life thought it too late to continue his medical studies.<ref name=screenonline />

He began his movie career at [[Denham Film Studios|Denham Studios]], eventually becoming an assistant film editor beginning with [[Laurence Olivier]]'s ''[[Hamlet (1948 film)|Hamlet]]'' (1948). His editing work included many films directed by his older brother, [[Ralph Thomas]]. His own directorial debut was the [[short film]] ''[[Circus Friends]]'' (1956), produced by the [[Children's Film Foundation]]. His first feature was the thriller ''[[Time Lock]]'' the following year.<ref name=screenonline />

Beginning with the farcical military comedy ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958), Thomas directed all 30 films in the ''[[Carry On films|Carry On]]'' series of British comedies, produced by [[Peter Rogers]], ending with ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978) and the belated ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992). Additionally, he directed the framing sequences of the compilation film ''[[That's Carry On!]]'' (1977). Other works as director include the comedy ''[[Please Turn Over]]'' (1959) and a drama of post-war Austria, ''[[The Second Victory (film)|The Second Victory]]'' (1986).<ref name=screenonline />

==Personal life==
Thomas was married, and the couple had three daughters.<ref name=theindependent>{{cite news| url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-gerald-thomas-1503932.html| title=Obituary: Gerald Thomas|work=[[The Independent]]| location = UK| first= Leon|last=Hunt|date=13 November 1993|access-date= 8 October 2016| archive-date=17 April 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150417032838/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-gerald-thomas-1503932.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He died at home of a heart attack.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/11/obituaries/gerald-thomas-director-72.html | title=Gerald Thomas; Director, 72| work=[[The New York Times]]| date=11 November 1993 | access-date= 8 October 2016| archive-date= 26 May 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150526091228/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/11/obituaries/gerald-thomas-director-72.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Thomas's nephew is the film producer [[Jeremy Thomas]]. He is commemorated with a green plaque on [[The Avenues, Kingston upon Hull]].

==Films directed==
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* ''[[Circus Friends]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Time Lock]]'' (1957)
* ''[[The Vicious Circle (1957 film)|The Vicious Circle]]'' (1957)
* ''[[The Duke Wore Jeans]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Carry On Sergeant]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Chain of Events]]'' (1958)
* ''[[The Solitary Child]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Please Turn Over]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Carry On Teacher]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Watch Your Stern]]'' (1960)
* ''[[No Kidding (film)|No Kidding]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Carry On Constable]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961)
* ''[[The Iron Maiden]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Twice Round the Daffodils]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Nurse on Wheels]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Carry On Jack]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Carry On Spying]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Carry On Cleo]]'' (1964)
* ''[[The Big Job (film)|The Big Job]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Carry On Cowboy]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Carry On Screaming]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Don't Lose Your Head]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Follow That Camel]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Carry On Doctor]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Carry On... Up the Khyber]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Carry On Camping]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Carry On Again Doctor]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Carry On Loving]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Carry On Henry]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Carry On at Your Convenience]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Bless This House (film)|Bless This House]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Carry On Matron]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Carry On Abroad]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Carry On Girls]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Carry On Dick]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Carry On Behind]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Carry On England]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Carry On Emmannuelle]]'' (1978)
* ''[[The Second Victory (film)|The Second Victory]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992)
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==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0858873|name=Gerald Thomas}}
* {{British Comedy Guide|people|gerald_thomas}}

{{Gerald Thomas}}
{{Carry On Films}}

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[[Category:English film directors]]
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[[Category:British Army personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:People from Kingston upon Hull]]

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	* ''[[w:The Solitary Child\|The Solitary Child]]'' (1958)		* ''[[w:The Solitary Child\|The Solitary Child]]'' (1958)
	* ''[[w:Please Turn Over\|Please Turn Over]]'' (1959)		* ''[[Please Turn Over\|Please Turn Over]]'' (1959)
	* ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959)		* ''[[Carry On Nurse]]'' (1959)
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	* ''[[The Big Job (film)\|The Big Job]]'' (1965)		* ''[[The Big Job (film)\|The Big Job]]'' (1965)
	* ''[[Carry On Cowboy]]'' (1966)		* ''[[Carry On Cowboy]]'' (1966)
	* ''[[Carry On Screaming]]'' (1966)		* ''[[Carry On Screaming!]]'' (1966)
	* ''[[Don't Lose Your Head]]'' (1966)		* ''[[Don't Lose Your Head]]'' (1966)
	* ''[[Follow That Camel]]'' (1967)		* ''[[Follow That Camel]]'' (1967)
	* ''[[Carry On Doctor]]'' (1968)		* ''[[Carry On Doctor]]'' (1968)
	* ''[[Carry On~~...~~ Up the Khyber]]'' (1968)		* ''[[Carry On Up the Khyber]]'' (1968)
	* ''[[Carry On Camping]]'' (1969)		* ''[[Carry On Camping]]'' (1969)
	* ''[[Carry On Again Doctor]]'' (1969)		* ''[[Carry On Again Doctor]]'' (1969)