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Writer
Lajos Biró
- Born August 22, 1880 in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary [now Oradea, Romania]
- Died September 9, 1948
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lajos Bíró (born Lajos Blau) (22 August 1880 – 9 September 1948) was a Hungarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who wrote many films from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. He was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now Oradea, Romania) and eventually moved to the United Kingdom where he worked as a scenario chief for London Film Productions run by Alexander Korda, collaborating on many screenplays with Arthur Wimperis. He died in London on 9 September 1948 of a heart attack. He is buried in the northern section of Hampstead Cemetery in north London.
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In 1929, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Writing for The Last Command, but lost to Ben Hecht for Underworld, the only other nomination in this category.
Known for
The Thief of Bagdad1940
Five Graves to Cairo1943
The Private Life of Henry VIII1933
The Last Command1928
The Scarlet Pimpernel1934
Rembrandt1936
Dark Journey1937
The Man Who Could Work Miracles1936
Filmography
- 1976A protektorFilmNovel
- 1955Storm Over the NileFilmAdditional Dialogue
- 1947An Ideal HusbandFilmScreenplay
- 1945A Royal ScandalFilmTheatre Play
- 1943Five Graves to CairoFilmTheatre Play
- 1940The Thief of BagdadFilmScenario Writer
- 1940The Way of All FleshFilmStory
- 1939Over the MoonFilmStory
- 1939Hotel ImperialFilmStory
- 1938The Divorce of Lady XFilmAdaptation
- 1938The DrumFilmAdaptation
- 1937Dark JourneyFilmScreenplay
- 1937Elephant BoyFilmScript Editor
- 1937Knight Without ArmourFilmWriter
- 1937Return of the Scarlet PimpernelFilmScreenplay
- 1937Under the Red RobeFilmScreenplay
- 1936RembrandtFilmWriter
- 1936The Man Who Could Work MiraclesFilmWriter
- 1935Sanders of the RiverFilmScenario Writer, Dialogue
- 1934The Scarlet PimpernelFilmWriter
- 1934The Rise of Catherine the GreatFilmStory, Theatre Play, Continuity
- 1934The Private Life of Don JuanFilmWriter
- 1933The Private Life of Henry VIIIFilmStory
- 1933The Ghost TrainFilmWriter
- 1933The Girl from Maxim'sFilmWriter, Dialogue
- 1932Wedding RehearsalFilmStory
- 1932Service for LadiesFilmWriter
- 1932The Faithful HeartFilmScenario Writer
- 1931Their Mad MomentFilmWriter
- 1931Michael and MaryFilmWriter
- 1931The Ghost TrainFilmWriter
- 1931InfidelitiesFilmScreenplay
- 1930Women EverywhereFilmScenario Writer, Dialogue
- 1930Ludwig II, King of BavariaFilmWriter
- 1929Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweintFilmScript Editor
- 1928The Last CommandFilmStory
- 1928The Yellow LilyFilmWriter
- 1928The Haunted HouseFilmWriter
- 1928AdorationFilmStory
- 1927The Way of All FleshFilmAdaptation, Writer
- 1927Hotel ImperialFilmStory
- 1927A Modern DubarryFilmWriter
- 1927The Heart ThiefFilmStory
- 1926Don Juan's 3 NightsFilmNovel
- 1926The Silent LoverFilmTheatre Play
- 1925Eve's SecretFilmTheatre Play
- 1924Forbidden ParadiseFilmTheatre Play
- 1924Tragedy in the House of HabsburgFilmWriter
- 1922The House of MolitorFilmWriter
- 1922Eine versunkene WeltFilmWriter
- 1920The Prince and the PauperFilmWriter
- 1918Hotel ImperialFilmTheatre Play
- 1914Sárga liliomFilmStory