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Filmography by type for
John Dighton More at IMDbPro »

Videos (see all 4)
Roman Holiday -- Clip: Today is going to be a holiday
Roman Holiday -- Trailer: #2
Roman Holiday -- Trailer: #1
Roman Holiday -- Trailer: Audrey Hepburn

Overview

Date of Birth:
8 December 1909, London, England, UK See more »
Date of Death:
1989 See more »
Trivia:
British playwright and screenwriter, the latter often in collaboration... See more »
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win See more »
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
The Man in the White Suit
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 15 December 2012, 4:03 PM, PST)
My favourite film: Kind Hearts and Coronets
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 22 December 2011, 1:50 AM, PST)
Blacklisted screenwriter wins credit for Roman Holiday after 58 years
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 21 December 2011, 7:00 AM, PST)

Filmography



Writer:
  1. "BBC Sunday-Night Play" (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Happiest Days of Your Life (1962) TV episode (original)
  2. Season of Passion (1960) (screenplay)
    ... aka "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll" - Australia (original title)

  3. The Devil's Disciple (1959) (screenplay)
  4. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) (screenplay)
  5. The Swan (1956)
  6. Roman Holiday (1953) (screenplay)
  7. Folly to Be Wise (1953) (writer)
  8. The Story of William Tell (1953) (writer)
  9. The Passionate Sentry (1952) (play) (screenplay)
    ... aka "Who Goes There!" - UK (original title)
  10. Brandy for the Parson (1952) (screenplay)
  11. The Man in the White Suit (1951) (screenplay)
  12. The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) (play)

  13. The Happiest Days of Your Life (1949) (TV) (original play)
  14. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) (screenplay)
  15. Saraband (1948) (screenplay)
    ... aka "Saraband for Dead Lovers" - UK (original title)
  16. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) (screenplay)
  17. The Happiest Days of Your Life (1947) (TV) (play)
  18. Champagne Charlie (1944) (original screenplay)
  19. My Learned Friend (1943) (writer)
  20. Underground Guerrillas (1943) (writer)
    ... aka "Undercover" - UK (original title)
  21. Went the Day Well? (1942) (story and screenplay)
    ... aka "48 Hours" - USA
  22. The Goose Steps Out (1942)
  23. The Foreman Went to France (1942)
  24. The Next of Kin (1942)
  25. The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
  26. Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
  27. The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941) (original story and screenplay)
  28. Three Cockeyed Sailors (1940) (screenplay)
    ... aka "Sailors Three" - UK (original title)
  29. Saloon Bar (1940)
  30. That's the Ticket (1940)
  31. The Briggs Family (1940)
  32. To Hell with Hitler (1940)
    ... aka "Let George Do It!" - UK (original title)
  33. The Good Old Days (1940)
  34. Hoots Mon (1940) (screenplay and dialogue)

  35. Many Tanks Mr. Atkins (1938) (writer)
  36. Everything Happens to Me (1938) (writer)
  37. Thank Evans (1938) (writer)
  38. The Viper (1938) (writer)
  39. It's in the Blood (1938) (writer)
  40. Ship's Concert (1937)
  41. The Compulsory Wife (1937)
  42. The Vulture (1937)
  43. Hail and Farewell (1936)

Additional Details

Other Works:
(1951) His play, "Who Goes There!," was performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England with Nigel Patrick, Geraldine McEwan, and Anthony Sharpe in the cast. John Counsell was director. See more »
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | War | Romance See more »
Plot Keywords:
Ealing | Based On Play | World War Two | Lost Film See more »

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