The Last Man to Hang
The Last Man to Hang?
is a 1956 crime film directed by Terence Fisher.
It stars Tom Conway and Elizabeth Sellars.
The film was produced by John Gossage for
Act Films Ltd. A jury must decide whether Sir Roderick Strood poisoned his wife Daphne deliberately, or whether her death was accidental.
Several references to the debate about the abolition of capital punishment that was going on in British society in the 1950s are made.
One protracted jury room scene recalls the play for television "Twelve Angry Men", which had been shown on US TV in 1954.
The cast includes several actors who would later become household names.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
William John O'Meally
William John O'Meally, born 25 November 1920 in Young, New South Wales, and died in 1995 in rural Qld, was an Australian criminal, notorious as the last man to be flogged in Victoria.
Mariano Rampolla
Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro( 17 August 1843 – 16 December 1913) was an Italian Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, and the last man to have his candidacy for papal election vetoed by a Catholic monarch.
Graeme Hughes
Graeme Christopher Hughes( born 6 December 1955) is an Australian sportsman turned broadcaster.
He is the last man to have played both rugby league and cricket for New South Wales.
His father Noel Hughes played cricket for Worcestershire in the 1950s.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897)
William Thomas Smith( born 9 April 1897, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer.
Terence Fisher
Terence Fisher (23 February 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a British film director best known for his work for Hammer Films.
He was the first to bring gothic horror alive in full colour, and the sexual overtones and explicit horror in his films, while mild by modern standards, were unprecedented in his day.
His first major gothic horror film was "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957), which launched Hammer's association with the genre and made British actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee leading horror stars of the era.
He went on to film several adaptations of classic horror subjects, including "Dracula" (1958), "The Mummy" (1959), and "The Curse of the Werewolf" (1961).
Given their subject matter and lurid approach, Fisher's films, though commercially successful, were largely dismissed by critics during his career.
It is only in recent years that Fisher has become recognised as an "auteur" in his own right.
His most famous films are characterised by a blend of fairytale myth and the supernatural alongside themes of sexuality, morality, and ‘the charm of evil’.
Drawing heavily on a Christian conservative outlook, there is often a hero who defeats the powers of darkness by a combination of faith in God and reason, in contrast to other characters, who are either blindly superstitious or bound by cold, godless rationalism.
For detailed discussions of Fisher's work, see "Terence Fisher: Horror, Myth, and Religion" by Paul Leggett (McFarland and Co, 2002), "British Film Makers:
Terence Fisher" by Peter Hutchings
(Manchester University Press, 2013), and "The Films of Terence Fisher: Hammer Horror and Beyond" by Wheeler Winston Dixon
(Auteur Publishing, 2017).
Thomas Scott (diver)
Thomas Scott( 1907- date of death unknown) was an English diver.

Question: What is the date of death of the director of film The Last Man To Hang?
Answer: 18 June 1980