Foreign Correspondent (1940)

Born in Shoreham-By-Sea, England. A former actor, he began writing scripts and stage plays in the late 1920s. Collaborated on the screenplays of several notable Hitchcock thrillers of the British period (THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, 1934; THE 39 STEPS, 1935; SECRET AGENT and SABOTAGE, both 1936; YOUNG AND INNOCENT, 1938), then went to Hollywood. Notable US credits include BALALAIKA (1939), FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (1940), THEY DARE NOT LOVE (1941), JOAN OF PARIS and REAP THE WILD WIND (both 1942), FOREVER AND A DAY (1943), THE STORY OF DR. WASSELL (1944), UNCONQUERED (1947), THE SIGN OF THE RAM (1948), BLACK MAGIC (1949), WHERE DANGER LIVES (1950), KIND LADY (1951), THE GREEN GLOVE (1953), DANGEROUS MISSION (1954), NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1957), THE BIG CIRCUS (1959), THE LOST WORLD (1960), VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (1961), FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON (1962), and THE CITY UNDER THE SEA (1965). He also directed two films (MADNESS OF THE HEART, 1949, and NO ESCAPE, 1953) and wrote extensively for television.    Nominated for Writing (Original Screenplay) 1940: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (w. Joan Harrison) 1 nomination