Arthur Wimperis
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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.

Mrs. Miniver

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Random Harvest

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

The Red Danube

Young Bess

The Man They Couldn't Arrest

Forget Me Not

Wedding Rehearsal

That Forsyte Woman

If Winter Comes

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Do Not Forget About Me

Princess Charming

Knight Without Armour

Dark Journey

Dark Journey

Wife Savers

The Green Cockatoo

The Divorce of Lady X

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Q Planes

Cash
Counsel's Opinion

Harmony Heaven
Brewster's Millions

The Private Life of Don Juan

Tesha

Song of Soho

Men of Tomorrow

That Night in London

The Beloved Vagabond

The Beloved Vagabond

Prison Without Bars

The Girl from Maxim's

Calling Bulldog Drummond

The Rise of Catherine the Great

The Rise of Catherine the Great

A Warm Corner

Storm Over the Nile

Old Bill and Son
