Born in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Writer who entered British film in 1932 with THE RIGHT TO LIVE. Other notable credits, alone or in collaboration, include LORNA DOONE (1934), QUEEN OF HEARTS (1936), NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH (1940), ATLANTIC FERRY (1941), THIS WAS PARIS (1942), THE SILVER FLEET (1943), MR. EMMANUEL (1944), THE RELUCTANT WIDOW (1950, also producer), THE GREEN SCARF (1954), THE MARCH HARE (1955), THE YOUNG JACOBITES (1960), VISA TO CANTON (1961), DEAD MAN'S EVIDENCE (1962), and his last film, DOOMSDAY AT ELEVEN (1963).  Nominated for Writing (Original Story) 1941: NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH 1 nomination