Anthony Asquith

Anthony Asquith

Known for

Directing

Born

November 9, 1902

Birthplace

London, England

Died

February 20, 1968 (aged 65)

Biography

Anthony Asquith (9 November 1902 –20 February 1968) was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy (1948) and The Browning Version (1951), among other adaptations. His other notable films include Pygmalion (1938), French Without Tears (1940), The Way to the Stars (1945), and a 1952 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

Best known work

Pygmalion
Pygmalion
1938
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952
The Browning Version
The Browning Version
1951
The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s
1963
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
The Millionairess
The Millionairess
1960
The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars
1945
A Cottage on Dartmoor
A Cottage on Dartmoor
1929
We Dive at Dawn
We Dive at Dawn
1943
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy
1948

Filmography

  1. 1964

    The Yellow Rolls-Royce

    Director

  2. 1963

  3. 1963

    The V.I.P.s

    Director

  4. 1962

  5. 1961

    Two Living, One Dead

    Director, Writer

  6. 1960

  7. 1960

  8. 1959

    Libel

    Director

  9. 1959

  10. 1958

  11. 1957

  12. 1956

  13. 1954

  14. 1954

  15. 1953

  16. 1953

    The Net

    Director

  17. 1952

  18. 1951

  19. 1950

  20. 1948

  21. 1947

  22. 1945

  23. 1944

  24. 1944

    Two Fathers

    Director, Writer

  25. 1943

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