Arthur Wimperis

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Arthur Harold Wimperis 3 December 1874 14 October 1953 was an English playwright lyricist and screenwriter who contributed lyrics and libretti to popular Edwardian musical comedies written for the stage But with the advent of talking films he switched to screenwriting finding even greater success in this medium Early in his career Wimperis was an illustrator For 25 years beginning in 1906 he became a lyricist and librettist for musical comedies including the hit The Arcadians in 1909 and many others After serving in the First World War he resumed his career writing for shows like Princess Charming 1926 Beginning in 1930 he moved into writing screenplays for British films and by 1940 for Hollywood films contributing to dozens of screenplays He won an Academy Award for his contribution to the screenplay of Mrs Miniver 1942 and was nominated for another Oscar for his contribution to the screenplay of Random Harvest 1942 He continued writing screenplays until his death