Biography
Muriel Baker was a script girl for
Anthony Asquith in the late 1920s. In 1935 she wrote her first script (
Alibi Inn), and married
Sydney Box. The two wrote numerous plays in the late '30s, and
Sydney Box produced government propaganada and training films during World War Two. In 1945 he produced
The Seventh Veil, which they'd scripted, launching a series of films, including two which she co-produced,
The Man Within (aka
The Smugglers) and
Dear Murderer. Their other script collaborations include The Girl in the Painting and
Christopher Columbus. In 1952 Box began directing with
The Happy Family (Mr. Lord Says No!); her other films include the remake
The Beachcomber, the comedy
The Passionate Stranger (
A Novel Affair), which she co-scripted, and the multi-episode
The Truth About Women, which she also produced. Muriel and
Sydney Box were divorced in 1969. ~ All Movie Guide