Noel Langley

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Noel Langley was a South African-born British writer and playwright best known as one of the principal screenwriters of the classic 1939 film adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film director
human
novelist
playwright
screenwriter
basedOnWorkOf L. Frank Baum
citizenship South Africa
United Kingdom
countryOfBirth South Africa
countryOfDeath United States of America
countryOfResidence United Kingdom
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1911-12-25
dateOfDeath 1980-11-04
educatedAt Durban High School
University of Natal
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
era 20th century
familyName Langley
genre comedy
drama
fantasy
givenName Noel
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Noel Langley
notableFor being one of the principal screenwriters of the 1939 film adaptation of The Wizard of Oz
notableWork The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
linked to: The Wizard of Oz
occupation film director
novelist
playwright
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Durban
placeOfDeath Desert Hot Springs, California
linked to: Desert Hot Springs
sexOrGender male
spouse Diana Wynyard
Patricia Dainton
wrote Cage Me a Peacock
Scrooge (1951 film screenplay)
The Land of Green Ginger
The Tale of the Land of Green Ginger
The Valiant Little Tailor (screenplay)
There’s a Porpoise Close Behind Us
wroteScreenplayFor Knights of the Round Table (1953 film)
Scrooge (1951 film)
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960 film)
The Miracle of the White Stallions (1963 film)
The Pickwick Papers (1952 film)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952 film)
The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956 film)
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
linked to: The Wizard of Oz

Tom Brown’s Schooldays (1951 film)

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