Arthur Wimperis

Person Details

Birthday: 1874-12-03 17:25:57

Death: 1953-10-14 17:25:57

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: London, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 42

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur Harold Wimperis (3 December 1874 – 14 October 1953) was an English playwright, lyricist and screenwriter, who contributed lyrics and libretti to popular Edwardian musical comedies written for the stage. But with the advent of talking films, he switched to screenwriting, finding even greater success in this medium. Early in his career, Wimperis was an illustrator. For 25 years beginning in 1906, he became a lyricist and librettist for musical comedies, including the hit The Arcadians in 1909 and many others. After serving in the First World War, he resumed his career, writing for shows like Princess Charming (1926). Beginning in 1930, he moved into writing screenplays for British films, and, by 1940, for Hollywood films, contributing to dozens of screenplays. He won an Academy Award for his contribution to the screenplay of Mrs. Miniver (1942) and was nominated for another Oscar for his contribution to the screenplay of Random Harvest (1942). He continued writing screenplays until his death.

Most Famous Work

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1942	Sir Henry (uncredited)	Mrs. Miniver 1942-07-03 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1960	Original Film Writer	Mrs. Miniver 1960-01-07 Movie
1953	Screenplay	Young Bess 1953-05-29 Movie
1951	Screenplay	Calling Bulldog Drummond 1951-07-02 Movie
1949	Dialogue	That Forsyte Woman 1949-11-03 Movie
	Screenplay	The Red Danube 1949-10-14 Movie
1947	Screenplay	If Winter Comes 1947-12-31 Movie
1942	Screenplay	Random Harvest 1942-12-17 Movie
	Screenplay	Mrs. Miniver 1942-07-03 Movie
1939	Story	Clouds Over Europe 1939-02-21 Movie
1938	Writer	Prison Without Bars 1938-09-20 Movie
	Scenario Writer	The Divorce of Lady X 1938-01-15 Movie
1937	Writer	The Green Cockatoo 1937-12-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel 1937-10-20 Movie
	Lyricist	The Girl in the Taxi 1937-09-02 Movie
	Dialogue	Knight Without Armour 1937-07-23 Movie
	Scenario Writer	Dark Journey 1937-07-02 Movie
	Dialogue	Dark Journey 1937-07-02 Movie
1936	Writer	Forget Me Not 1936-12-01 Movie
	Scenario Writer	The Beloved Vagabond 1936-08-24 Movie
	Dialogue	The Beloved Vagabond 1936-08-24 Movie
1935	Writer	Brewster's Millions 1935-01-01 Movie
	Scenario Writer	Do Not Forget About Me 1935-01-01 Movie
1934	Writer	The Scarlet Pimpernel 1934-12-20 Movie
	Adaptation	Princess Charming 1934-04-24 Movie
	Story	The Rise of Catherine the Great 1934-02-09 Movie
1933	Writer	Cash 1933-10-08 Movie
	Lyricist	The Girl from Maxim's 1933-08-22 Movie
	Scenario Writer	The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933-08-17 Movie
	Story	The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933-08-17 Movie
	Writer	Counsel's Opinion 1933-03-01 Movie
1932	Dialogue	Wedding Rehearsal 1932-10-01 Movie
	Writer	Men of Tomorrow 1932-09-29 Movie
	Writer	That Night in London 1932-08-01 Movie
1931	Writer	The Man They Couldn't Arrest 1931-07-24 Movie
1930	Theatre Play	A Warm Corner 1930-09-29 Movie
	Writer	Harmony Heaven 1930-03-21 Movie
	Writer	Song of Soho 1930-03-14 Movie
1928	Theatre Play	Wife Savers 1928-01-07 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv