He wrote and appeared in the film The Corpse (released in the United States as Crucible of Horror), starring Michael Gough, and wrote, directed and appeared in The Johnstown Monster. He also wrote the screenplay for a film version of Bernard Taylor's novel The Godsend (1980). Beaumont directed the film. Pooley's other writing credits include the television film Falcon's Gold (1982) and being an uncredited writer on the sci-fi horror film Lifeforce (1985).
In 1946, Pooley married actress Irlin Hall and together they had a daughter, the actress Kirstie Pooley (born 1954) and a son, comedian Seyton Pooley and later divorced.[1] From 1982 to 1993, he was married to director Gabrielle Beaumont.[3] The two had a daughter, Amanda Pooley, who died in 1989.[4]
Pooley moved to the United States in 1986 and lived in Southern California, with an art studio in Santa Monica where he devoted his time to painting.[citation needed] He turned 100 on 13 March 2014.
↑F Maurice Speed, Film Review 1956–57, Macdonald & Co 1956
↑STEPHEN WATTS (23 June 1957). "BRITISH SCREEN SCENE.: Televised Feature Results in Lawsuit --New Projects—Bright Inventory Work in Progress "Comeback" Rebuttal". New York Times. p.93.
