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name: "Arthur Wimperis"
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born: "3 December 1874"
died: "14 October 1953"
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# Arthur Wimperis

Writer. Born 3 December 1874 in London, England, UK. Died 14 October 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 3 December 1874, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 14 October 1953
- **Active:** 1933–1942
- **Frequently works with:** [Claudine West](https://film.one/person/claudine-west.md), [George Froeschel](https://film.one/person/george-froeschel.md), [Greer Garson](https://film.one/person/greer-garson.md), [Sidney Franklin](https://film.one/person/sidney-franklin.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wimperis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q712055, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934497/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/115849

## Biography

Arthur Wimperis was an English playwright, lyricist and screenwriter. Born in London on 3 December 1874, he began his career as an illustrator before writing lyrics and libretti for Edwardian musical comedies from 1906, including the hit *The Arcadians* (1909). He served in the Second Boer War and the First World War.

From 1930 he turned to screenwriting, contributing to numerous British films, often in collaboration with Alexander Korda. His credits include the story for *The Private Life of Henry VIII* (1933) and the scenario for *The Scarlet Pimpernel* (1934). In the 1940s he worked in Hollywood, sharing an Academy Award for the screenplay of *Mrs. Miniver* (1942) and receiving a nomination for *Random Harvest* (1942). He died on 14 October 1953 in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, web.archive.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), Fi1m 73, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md)
- *Random Harvest* (1942), Fi1m 76, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/random-harvest.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mrs. Miniver* (1960), Original Film Writer
- *Storm Over the Nile* (1955), Additional Dialogue
- *Young Bess* (1953), Screenplay
- *Calling Bulldog Drummond* (1951), Screenplay
- *That Forsyte Woman* (1949), Dialogue
- *The Red Danube* (1949), Screenplay
- *If Winter Comes* (1947), Screenplay
- *Random Harvest* (1942), Screenplay — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/random-harvest.md)
- *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), as Sir Henry (uncredited) · Screenplay — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-miniver.md)
- *Old Bill and Son* (1941), Additional Dialogue
- *Q Planes* (1939), Story
- *Prison Without Bars* (1938), Writer
- *The Divorce of Lady X* (1938), Scenario Writer
- *The Green Cockatoo* (1937), Writer
- *Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel* (1937), Screenplay
- *The Girl in the Taxi* (1937), Lyricist
- *Knight Without Armour* (1937), Dialogue
- *Dark Journey* (1937), Scenario Writer, Dialogue
- *Forget Me Not* (1936), Writer
- *The Beloved Vagabond* (1936), Dialogue, Scenario Writer
- *Brewster's Millions* (1935), Writer
- *Do Not Forget About Me* (1935), Scenario Writer
- *The Scarlet Pimpernel* (1934), Writer
- *Princess Charming* (1934), Adaptation
- *The Rise of Catherine the Great* (1934), Story, Continuity
- *The Private Life of Don Juan* (1934), Lyricist
- *Cash* (1933), Writer
- *The Girl from Maxim's* (1933), Lyricist
- *The Private Life of Henry VIII* (1933), Story, Scenario Writer
- *Counsel's Opinion* (1933), Writer
- *Wedding Rehearsal* (1932), Dialogue
- *Men of Tomorrow* (1932), Writer
- *That Night in London* (1932), Writer
- *The Man They Couldn't Arrest* (1931), Writer
- *A Warm Corner* (1930), Theatre Play
- *Harmony Heaven* (1930), Writer
- *Song of Soho* (1930), Writer
- *Tesha* (1928), as Other
- *Wife Savers* (1928), Theatre Play

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1943: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (won), for *Mrs. Miniver*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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