British writer/director Anthony Kimmins was a naval officer in World War I, and after the war became a film actor and playwright. He wrote and directed several films for British comedian 'George Formby' , was an adaptation of his stage farce that was a hit on the West End.
Was a junior Royal Naval officer during WWI and at the outbreak of WWII he quickly re-enlisted. He was made up to a full Captain.
During World War II he served on the cruiser Nigeria, alongside Admiral Burrough, which was part of Operation Pedestal whose aim was to resupply Malta which was on the verge of surrendering to the Axis as there were almost no supplies. This mission is considered by many to be the turning point of World War II as the loss of Malta would have resulted in the Axis gaining control of the Meditterean and in turn the Middle East oil fields.
His wife, Elizabeth Hodges--whom he married in 1928, while he was an officer in the Royal Navy--was the daughter of Adm. Sir Michael Hodges, Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet and later Second Sea Lord. Kimmins later joked, "Like all really keen and ambitious naval officers I married the C-in-Cs daughter".
