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Arthur Harold Wimperis (3 December 1874 – 14 October 1953) was an English playwright, lyricist and screenwriter, who contributed lyrics and libretti to popular Edwardian musical comedies written for the stage.
Lyricist and librettist for a quarter of a century of London shows. Wimperis began his working life as a black-and-white artist, and it was not until after the Boer War, in which he served with Paget's, Horse (1899-1902), that he began a writing career.
Arthur Wimperis British-born librettist, lyricist and screenwriter, a former illustrator for the Daily Graphic. Wrote songs for musical comedies on the London stage during the early 1900's.
Arthur Wimperis was born on 3 December 1874 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Mrs. Miniver (1942), Random Harvest (1942) and Knight Without Armor (1937). He died on 14 October 1953 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK.
- Arthur Wimperis
- October 14, 1953
- December 3, 1874
Illustrator, playwright, lyricist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. Early in his career, Wimperis was an illustrator. For 25 years beginning in 1906, he became a librettist and lyricist for musical comedies, including the hit The Arcadians in 1909 and many other musicals.
- December 3, 1874
- October 14, 1953
Arthur Harold Wimperis (3 December 1874 – 14 October 1953) was an English playwright, lyricist and screenwriter, who contributed lyrics and libretti to popular Edwardian musical comedies written for the stage.
Arthur Harold Wimperis (3 December 1874 – 14 October 1953) was an English playwright, lyricist and screenwriter, who contributed lyrics and libretti to popular Edwardian musical comedies written for the stage. But, with the advent of talking films, he switched to screenwriting, finding even greater success in this medium.