Anthony Asquith

Born: 1902-11-09, London, England

Died: 1968-02-20

Biography

Anthony Asquith (9 November 1902 –20 February 1968) was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy (1948) and The Browning Version (1951), among other adaptations. His other notable films include Pygmalion (1938), French Without Tears (1940), The Way to the Stars (1945), and a 1952 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

Filmography

• The V.I.P.s (1963)
• The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
• The Doctor's Dilemma (1959)
• Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
• Uncensored (1942)
• Libel (1959)
• Cottage to Let (1941)
• Orders to Kill (1958)
• Two Living, One Dead (1961)
• Freedom Radio (1941)
• Carrington V.C. (1954)
• The Way to the Stars (1945)
• The Lucky Number (1933)
• The Young Lovers (1954)
• The Woman in Question (1950)
• An Evening With The Royal Ballet (1963)
• The Final Test (1953)
• Guns of Darkness (1962)
• A Welcome to Britain (1943)
• The Runaway Princess (1929)
• We Dive at Dawn (1943)
• The Demi-Paradise (1943)
• A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929)
• A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929)
• Moscow Nights (1934)
• Unfinished Symphony (1934)
• Quiet Wedding (1941)
• While the Sun Shines (1947)
• Channel Incident (1940)
• Tell England (1931)