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Anthony Asquith (1902–1968)

British film director Anthony Asquith was born on November 9, 1902, to H.H. Asquith, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and his second wife. A former home secretary and the future leader of the Liberal Party, H.H. Asquith served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1908-1916 and was subsequently elevated to the hereditary peerage... See full bio »

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1963 An Evening with the Royal Ballet (documentary)
 
1963 The V.I.P.s
 
1959 Libel
 
1958 Orders to Kill
 
1956 On Such a Night (short)
 
1955 Court Martial
 
1954 Chance Meeting
 
1954 The Final Test
 
1953 Project M7
 
1948 The Winslow Boy
 
1945 Man of Evil
 
1944 Two Fathers (short)
 
1943 We Dive at Dawn
 
1943 A Welcome to Britain (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1942 Uncensored
 
1941 Rush Hour (short)
 
1941 Quiet Wedding
 
1940 Channel Incident (short)
 
1938 Pygmalion
 
1929 Underground
 
1928 Shooting Stars
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
1952 The Importance of Being Earnest (uncredited)
 
1944 Two Fathers (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 I Stand Condemned (adaptation)
 
1933 Letting in the Sunshine (story)
 
1932 Marry Me
 
1931 The Battle of Gallipoli (screenplay)
 
1929 Escape from Dartmoor (scenario)
 
1929 Underground (writer)
 
1928 Shooting Stars (writer)
 
1928 Boadicea (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1940 Channel Incident (short) (producer)
 
1935 Born for Glory (second unit director)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1929 Escape from Dartmoor
Bespectacled man in cinema (uncredited)
 
Show ShowStunts (1 title)
1928 Boadicea (stunt double: Phyllis Neilson-Terry)
 
Show ShowMake-Up Department (1 title)
1928 Boadicea (assistant makeup artist)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
1928 Boadicea (assistant cutter)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1965 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
Anthony Asquith (1965) … Himself
 
1960 Insight: Anthony Asquith (documentary)
Himself
 
1944 The Volunteer (short)
Himself - director of propaganda film (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2011 Universum (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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[on directing The Importance of Being Earnest] Although I was sparing with the big individual close-ups, I was tempted in the scene where Edith Evans' voice goes up three octaves on a single syllable when she says the word "hanndb-a-g". On films, as you know, voices haven't need to be raised to reach the back of the gallery... See more »

Trivia:

Directed 3 actors to Oscar nominations: Leslie Howard (Best Actor, Pygmalion), Wendy Hiller (Best Actress, Pygmalion), and Margaret Rutherford (Best Supporting Actress, The V.I.P.s). Rutherford won an Oscar for her performance. See more »

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Star Sign:

Scorpio