Educated at London's University College, Arthur Wimperis served in both the Boer War and WWI. In between his military obligations, Wimperis established himself as a newspaper illustrator and music-comedy librettist: One of his better-known stage assignments was the popular operetta The Arcadians. His film career began in the early '30s under the auspices of Alexander Korda. Frequently writing in collaboration with Lajos Biro, Wimperis contributed to the screenplays of such Korda productions as Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), Catherine the Great (1934), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), and The Drum (1938), and also wrote the lyrics for the songs heard in the Paul Robeson starrer Sanders of the River (1936). From 1941 until his death, Arthur Wimperis was employed in Hollywood by MGM, sharing an Academy Award for his scriptwork on 1942's Mrs. Miniver (in which he also acted) and an Oscar nomination for Random Harvest (1942).
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The Fourth War
Featured Music |
1990 | |||
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Storm Over the Nile
Screenwriter |
1955 | |||
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Young Bess
Screenwriter |
1953 | |||
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Calling Bulldog Drummond
Screenwriter |
1951 | |||
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That Forsyte Woman
Screenwriter |
1949 | |||
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The Red Danube
Screenwriter |
1949 | |||
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Julia Misbehaves
Screenwriter |
1948 | |||
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If Winter Comes
Screenwriter |
1947 | |||
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Mrs. Miniver
Actor, Screenwriter |
1942 | |||
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Random Harvest
Screenwriter |
1942 | |||
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Old Bill and Son
Screenwriter |
1940 | |||
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Clouds over Europe
Screenwriter |
1939 | |||
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The Four Feathers
Screenwriter |
1939 | |||
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Over the Moon
Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
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Prison without Bars
Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
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The Divorce of Lady X
Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
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The Drum
Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
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Dark Journey
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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Four Dark Hours
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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Knight Without Armour
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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The Girl in the Taxi
Songwriter |
1937 | |||
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The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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Forget Me Not
Screenwriter |
1936 | |||
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Rembrandt
Screenwriter |
1936 | |||
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The Beloved Vagabond
Screenwriter |
1936 | |||
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The Girl from Maxim's
Screenwriter |
1936 | |||
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Under the Red Robe
Screenwriter |
1936 | |||
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Brewster's Millions
Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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Men of Tomorrow
Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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Princess Charming
Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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Sanders of the River
Songwriter |
1935 | |||
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Catherine the Great
Screenwriter |
1934 | |||
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The Private Life of Don Juan
Screenwriter, Songwriter |
1934 | |||
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
Screenwriter |
1934 | |||
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Counsel's Opinion
Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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If I Were Rich
Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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Overnight
Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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The Man They Couldn't Arrest
Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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The Private Life of Henry VIII
Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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Wedding Rehearsal
Screenwriter |
1932 | |||
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A Warm Corner
Play Author |
1930 | |||
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Harmony Heaven
Screenwriter |
1930 | |||
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Song of Soho
Screenwriter |
1930 |



