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CodeDS/UK/23064
NameJarratt; A W; British film executive, maker and distributor and Royal Navy Commander
GenderMale
BiographyJarratt was a General Films Distributors executive and served in the Royal Naval Reserve. He was the deputy chairman of the Royal Naval Film Corporation.

He worked alongside Sidney Bernstein in 1940 to explore improving cinematic coordination in America At this time, the Ministry of Information was working to produce British propaganda via cinema and film. They opened an office in Hollywood. Jarratt was dispatched by the MOI Films Division to develop links with studios.

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