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Eric Maschwitz(1901-1969)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Music Department
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Eric Maschwitz was born on 10 June 1901 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), In the Line of Fire (1993) and Carol (2015). He was married to Phyllis Gordon and Hermione Gingold. He died on 27 October 1969 in London, England, UK.
BornJune 10, 1901
DiedOctober 27, 1969(68)
BornJune 10, 1901
DiedOctober 27, 1969(68)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Greer Garson and Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1939
Clint Eastwood in In the Line of Fire (1993)
In the Line of Fire
7.2
  • Soundtrack(as Holt Marvell, "These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)")
  • 1993
Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in Carol (2015)
Carol
7.3
  • Soundtrack("These Foolish Things")
  • 2015
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Empire of the Sun
7.7
  • Soundtrack("A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square", "These Foolish Things")
  • 1987

Credits

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  • Leslie Phillips in Our Man at St. Mark's (1963)
    Our Man at St. Mark's
    8.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1963–1966
  • Destination Downing Street
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957

Writer



  • The Count of Luxembourg
    TV Movie
    • translation and adaptation
    • 1967
  • June Laverick in Musical Playhouse (1959)
    Musical Playhouse
    8.1
    TV Series
    • original play
    • 1959
  • Romance in Candlelight
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1955
  • Richard Conte and Rona Anderson in The Case of the Red Monkey (1955)
    The Case of the Red Monkey
    5.6
    • story
    • 1955
  • Love from Judy
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1953
  • Richard Conte in Little Red Monkey (1953)
    Little Red Monkey
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1953
  • Zip Goes a Million
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Carissima
    TV Movie
    • original play
    • 1950
  • Family Affairs
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1949–1950
  • Balalaika
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1948
  • Between Ourselves
    TV Movie
    • by
    • 1948
  • New Faces
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1947
  • Carnival (1946)
    Carnival
    5.8
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • The True Glory (1945)
    The True Glory
    7.0
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey in Balalaika (1939)
    Balalaika
    6.2
    • based on the play by
    • 1939

Music Department



  • Emmy Rossum: These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (2013)
    Emmy Rossum: These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
    5.0
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2013
  • Rod Stewart: These Foolish Things
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2002
  • Song by Song (1977)
    Song by Song
    7.8
    TV Series
    • lyrics
    • 1980
  • June Laverick in Musical Playhouse (1959)
    Musical Playhouse
    8.1
    TV Series
    • lyrics
    • 1959
  • Zip Goes a Million
    TV Movie
    • book and lyrics by
    • 1952
  • Carissima
    TV Movie
    • lyrics
    • 1950
  • Balalaika
    TV Movie
    • lyrics by
    • 1948
  • New Faces
    TV Movie
    • lyrics by
    • 1947
  • Magyar Melody (1939)
    Magyar Melody
    TV Movie
    • lyrics by
    • 1939
  • King Solomon's Mines (1937)
    King Solomon's Mines
    6.3
    • lyricist
    • 1937
  • Lilian Harvey in Invitation to the Waltz (1935)
    Invitation to the Waltz
    5.9
    • songs: lyrics by (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Drusilla Wills in Britannia of Billingsgate (1933)
    Britannia of Billingsgate
    5.7
    • lyrics by (as Holt Marvel)
    • 1933

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Holt Marvel
  • Born
    • June 10, 1901
    • Birmingham, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 27, 1969
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Phyllis Gordon1946 - 1969 (his death)
  • Other works
    He wrote and composed for the revue, "This World of Ours," at the Gate Studio Theatre in London, England with Hermione Gingold, Charlotte Leigh, Hedley Briggs, Tony Forwood, Michael Anthony, Googie Withers, Peter Borrett, and Rosalind Iden in the cast. Ronald Hill, Diana Morgan, Robert MacDermott, Geoffrey Wright, Herbert Farjeon, Walter Leigh, and Robert Hamer were the writers. Norman Marshall was director. Hedley Briggs was designer.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    From November 1939, he served with the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)/MI-6 D Section (sabotage). He ended the war with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.

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