Pygmalion (1938)

Born William P. Lipscomb in England. He worked as an actor, then entered British film as a writer working in the 1930s for both Basil Dean at Ealing and for Michael Balcon at Gainsborough (THE GOOD COMPANIONS, 1933); he moved to Hollywood to adapt his play Clive of India (1935). After returning to Britain, was briefly scenario editor at Ealing in the early 1950s. Other notable writing credits (alone or in collaboration) include THE SPECKLED BAND (1931), THE SIGN OF FOUR (1932), SOLDIERS OF THE KING (1933), COLONEL BLOOD (1934, also director), CARDINAL RICHELIEU, LES MISÉRABLES and A TALE OF TWO CITIES (all 1935), THE GARDEN OF ALLAH (1936), PYGMALION (1938, scenario), THE SUN NEVER SETS (1939), MOON OVER BURMA (1940), PACIFIC BLACKOUT (1941), FOREVER AND A DAY (1943), SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD and A TOWN LIKE ALICE (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay) (both 1956) and DUNKIRK (1958).  Writing (Screenplay) 1938: PYGMALION (w. Ian Dalrymple, George Bernard Shaw & Cecil Lewis) 1 nomination, 1 Award