Born in Connemara, Ireland. Playwright, novelist and screenwriter who entered British film with the idea for THE MAN WITHOUT DESIRE (1923) at Atlas Biocraft. His play Panthea had been made into a film by Norma Talmadge in 1917. STREET ANGEL (1928) was adapted from his novel Christilinda. Other Hoffe plays that saw life on the screen were The Scent of Sweet Almonds (PLEASURE CRAZED, 1929), The Faithful Heart (1932), The Little Damozel (1933) and Four Days (1951). Hoffe worked alone or in collaboration on the stories or screenplays for UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE and HATE SHIP (both 1929), THE FLAME OF LOVE (1930), MANY WATERS (1931), BITTER SWEET (1933), THE MYSTERY OF MR. X, THE QUEEN'S AFFAIR, OUTCAST LADY and WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS (all 1934), CHINA SEAS and THE BISHOP MISBEHAVES (both 1935), PAGLIACCI (1936), LONDON MELODY, THE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY and THE EMPEROR'S CANDLESTICKS (all 1937), BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON (1940), THE LADY EVE (1941), DAYBREAK and JULIA MISBEHAVES (both 1948), and THE BIRDS AND THE BEES (1956, from his story).  Nominated for Writing (Original Story) 1941: THE LADY EVE 1 nomination