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'''Vernon Harris''' (26 February 1905, [[Folkestone]] – February 1999, [[Surrey]]) was a British screenwriter. He often worked with the film director [[Lewis Gilbert]]. Harris was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]] for his script for film ''[[Oliver! (film)|Oliver!]]'' (1968). |
'''Vernon Harris''' (26 February 1905, [[Folkestone]] – February 1999, [[Surrey]]) was a British screenwriter. He often worked with the film director [[Lewis Gilbert]]. Harris was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]] for his script for film ''[[Oliver! (film)|Oliver!]]'' (1968). <ref>'Friends' Together Again |
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Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 7 Aug 1974: f16. </ref> |
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He also worked extensively for radio at the BBC, notably on ''PC49''.<ref>CRIME DOES PAY: --for Alan Stranks, the writer who created radio's famous characters P.-c. 49 and Flint of the Flying Squad |
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Shirley Long, H W. Answers; London Vol. 122, Iss. 3164, (Dec 20, 1952): 6. </ref> |
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==Credits== |
==Credits== |
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===Screenwriter=== |
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*''[[Band Waggon]]'' (1938-40) |
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*''The Adventures of PC 49'' |
*''The Adventures of PC 49'' |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{imdb name|0365417}} |
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Revision as of 12:22, 7 April 2019
Vernon Harris (26 February 1905, Folkestone – February 1999, Surrey) was a British screenwriter. He often worked with the film director Lewis Gilbert. Harris was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his script for film Oliver! (1968). [1]
He also worked extensively for radio at the BBC, notably on PC49.[2]
Credits
Screenwriter
- Play Up the Band (1935)
- Joy Ride (1935) - also story
- The Improper Duchess (1936)
- Tropical Trouble (1936)
- Band Waggon (1940) - also devised by
- The Adventures of PC 49 (1949) - based on radio series
- A Case for PC 49 (1951) - also based on radio series
- Emergency Call (1952) aka The Hundred Hour Hunt
- There Was a Young Lady (1953) - original story
- Cosh Boy (1953) aka The Slasher
- Albert R.N. (1953) aka Break to Freedom
- The Good Die Young (1954)
- The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
- Reach for the Sky (1956) - additional scenes
- Three Men in a Boat (1956, joint nomination with Hubert Gregg for BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay)
- The Admirable Crichton (1957) aka Paradise Lagoon
- Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
- A Cry from the Streets (1958)
- Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
- Light Up the Sky! (1960)
- Almost Angels (1962)
- Oliver! (1968 - 1969 nominee for Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay)
- Friends (1971)
- Paul and Michelle (1974)
As script editor
- The Adventurers (1970)
- Seven Nights in Japan (1976)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Moonraker (1979)
- Educating Rita (1983)
Storyboard artist
- Shirley Valentine (1989)
Actor
- Joy Ride (1935)
- Show Flat (1936)
- Tropical Trouble (1936)
- Farewell Again (1937)
- The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938)
- The Last Barricade (1938)
- The Gables Mystery (1938)
Radio Writer
- Band Waggon (1938-40)
- The Adventures of PC 49
References
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