Brian Desmond Hurst
Born
February 12, 1895
Died
September 26, 1986 (91 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Brian Desmond Hurst was an Irish film director. With over thirty films in his filmography, Hurst was hailed as Northern Ireland's best film director by BBC film critic Mike Catto. He is perhaps best known for the 1951 A Christmas Carol adaptation Scrooge.