September 6, 2011 (XXIII:2) Anthony Asquith and Leslie ...

1 September 6, 2011 (XXIII:2) Anthony Asquith and Leslie howard , pygmalion (1938, 96 min) Directed by Anthony Asquith and Leslie howard Written by George Bernard Shaw (play, scenario & dialogue), Lipscomb, Cecil Lewis, Ian Dalrymple (uncredited), Anatole de Grunwald (uncredited), Kay Walsh (uncredited) Produced by Gabriel Pascal Original Music by Arthur Honegger Cinematography by Harry Stradling Edited by David Lean Art Direction by John Bryan Costume Design by Ladislaw Czettel (as Professor L. Czettel), Schiaparelli (uncredited), Worth (uncredited) Music composed by William Axt Music conducted by Louis Levy Leslie Henry Higgins Wendy Doolittle Wilfrid Doolittle Marie Higgins Scott George Pickering Jean Pearce David Eynsford-Hill Everley Eynsford-Hill Leueen Eynsford Hill Esme Aristid Karpathy Academy Award 1939 Best Screenplay George Bernard Shaw, Lipscomb, Cecil Lewis, Ian Dalrymple Anthony Asquith (November 9, 1902, London, England, UK February 20, 1968, Marylebone, London, England, UK)

2 Directed 43 films, some of which were 1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce, 1963 An Evening with the Royal Ballet, 1963 The , 1962 Guns of Darkness, 1961 Two Living, One Dead, 1960 The Millionairess, 1959 Libel, 1958 The Doctor's Dilemma, 1954 The Final Test, 1952 The Importance of Being Earnest, 1951 The Browning Version, 1948 The Winslow Boy, 1945 Man of Evil, 1943 We Dive at Dawn, 1942 Uncensored, 1941 Bombsight Stolen, 1941 A Voice in the Night, 1940 French Without Tears, 1938 pygmalion , 1935 I Stand Condemned, 1934 Unfinished Symphony, 1932 Dance Pretty Lady, 1932 The Lucky Number, 1931 The Battle of Gallipoli, 1929 Escape from Dartmoor, 1929 The Runaway Princess, 1929 Underground, and 1928 Shooting Stars. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW [from Wikipedia](26 July 1856 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60 plays.

3 Nearly all his writings address prevailing social problems, but have a vein of comedy which makes their stark themes more palatable. Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege. He was most angered by what he perceived as the exploitation of the working class. An ardent socialist, Shaw wrote many brochures and speeches for the Fabian Society. He became an accomplished orator in the furtherance of its causes, which included gaining equal rights for men and women, alleviating abuses of the working class, rescinding private ownership of productive land, and promoting healthy lifestyles. For a short time he was active in local politics, serving on the London County Council. In 1898, Shaw married Charlotte Payne-Townshend, a fellow Fabian, whom he survived. They settled in Ayot St. Lawrence in a house now called Shaw's Corner.

4 Shaw died there, aged 94, from chronic problems exacerbated by injuries he incurred by falling from a ladder. He is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938), for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film pygmalion Asquith and howard pygmalion 2 (adaptation of his play of the same name), respectively. Shaw wanted to refuse his Nobel Prize outright because he had no desire for public honors, but accepted it at his wife's behest: she considered it a tribute to Ireland. He did reject the monetary award, requesting it be used to finance translation of Swedish books to English. Leslie howard (April 3, 1893, Forest Hill, London, England, UK June 1, 1943, Bay of Biscay) directed 4 films 1943 The Gentle Sex, 1942 Spitfire, 1941 'Pimpernel' Smith, and 1938 pygmalion and acted in 34, some of which were 1943 The Gentle Sex, 1943 War in the Mediterranean, 1942 In Which We Serve, 1942 Spitfire, 1941 49th Parallel, 1941 'Pimpernel' Smith, 1939 Gone with the Wind, 1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story, 1938 pygmalion , 1937 It's Love I'm After, 1936 Romeo and Juliet, 1936 The Petrified Forest, 1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1934 British Agent, 1934 The Lady Is Willing, 1934 Of Human Bondage, 1933 Berkeley Square, 1933 Secrets, 1932 Reserved for Ladies, 1931 Devotion, 1931 Never the Twain Shall Meet, 1930 Outward Bound, 1919 The Lackey and the Lady, and 1917 The Happy Warrior.

5 HARRY STRADLING ( September 1, 1901, Newark, New Jersey February 14, 1970, Hollywood, California) won best cinematography Oscars for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) and My Fair Lady (1964). He has 139 cinematographer credits, some of which are for 1970 The Owl and the Pussycat, 1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, 1969 Hello, Dolly!, 1968 Funny Girl, 1966 Walk Don't Run, 1965 How to Murder Your Wife, 1964 My Fair Lady, 1964 Mary, Mary, 1962 Gypsy, 1962 Five Finger Exercise, 1961 A Majority of One, 1961 Parrish, 1960 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, 1960 Who Was That Lady?, 1959 A Summer Place, 1959 The Young Philadelphians, 1958 Auntie Mame, 1958 Marjorie Morningstar, 1957 The Pajama Game, 1957 A Face in the Crowd, 1956 The Eddy Duchin Story, 1955/I Guys and Dolls, 1954 Johnny Guitar, 1953 A Lion Is in the Streets, 1952 Androcles and the Lion, 1952 Hans Christian Andersen, 1952 My Son John, 1951 A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951 Valentino, 1950 The Schumann Story, 1949 In the Good Old Summertime, 1949 The Barkleys of Broadway, 1948 Words and Music, 1948 Easter Parade, 1948 The Pirate, 1946 Till the Clouds Roll By, 1946 Easy to Wed, 1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1944 Bathing Beauty, 1944 Song of Russia, 1943 The Human Comedy, 1942 White Cargo, 1942 Maisie Gets Her Man, 1942 Mr.

6 And Mrs. North, 1942 Nazi Agent, 1941 The Corsican Brothers, 1941 Suspicion, 1941 The Devil and Miss Jones, 1940 They Knew What They Wanted, 1940 My Son, My Son!, 1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story, 1939 Jamaica Inn, 1939 Clouds Over Europe, 1938 The Citadel, 1938 pygmalion , 1938 South Riding, 1937 Action for Slander, 1937 Dark Journey, 1936 The Bread Peddler, 1936 Compartiment de dames seules, 1936 Wer zuletzt k , 1935 Ar nes joyeuses, 1935 Carnival in Flanders, 1934 Jeanne, 1934 La dame aux camellias, 1934 Le grand jeu, 1934 We Are Not Children, 1933 The Ironmaster, 1933 Esper me, 1932 Passionn ment, 1932 Studenter i Paris, 1932 He Is Charming, 1931 Le r quisitoire, 1930 Un hombre de suerte, 1929 Lucky in Love, 1929 Mother's Boy, 1927 The Nest, 1927 Burnt Fingers, 1925 The Substitute Wife, 1922 How Women Love, 1922/I His Wife's Husband, 1922 Fair Lady, 1921 Jim the Penman, 1921 The Great Adventure, and 1920 The Devil's Garden.

7 DAVID LEAN (March 25, 1908, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK April 16, 1991, London, England, UK) won best director Oscars for Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). He was an editor on 29 films, among them 1984 A Passage to India, 1942 In Which We Serve (uncredited), 1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing, 1941 49th Parallel, 1941 Major Barbara, 1940 Spies of the Air, 1940 Spy for a Day, 1940 French Without Tears, 1938 pygmalion , 1937 The Last Adventurers, 1936 With Pleasure, Madame, 1936 As You Like It, 1935 Brewster's Millions (uncredited), 1935 Turn of the Tide (uncredited), 1934 Tiger Bay, 1934 Java Head, 1934 The Secret of the Loch, 1933 Matinee Idol, 1933 The Ghost Camera, 1931 These Charming People, and 1930 The Night Porter. He directed all or part of 19 films: 1984 A Passage to India, 1979 Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor, 1970/I Ryan's Daughter, 1965 Doctor Zhivago, 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told (some scenes - uncredited), 1962 Lawrence of Arabia, 1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1955 Summertime, 1954 Hobson's Choice, 1952 Breaking the Sound Barrier, 1950 Madeleine, 1949 One Woman's Story, 1948 Oliver Twist, 1946 Great Expectations, 1945 Brief Encounter, 1945 Blithe Spirit, 1944 This Happy Breed, 1942 In Which We Serve, and 1941 Major Barbara (uncredited).

8 WENDY HILLER (August 15, 1912, Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK May 14, 2003, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK) won a best supporting actress Oscar for Separate Tables (1958). Some of her other 53 film and TV roles were in 1993 The Countess Alice, 1991 The Best of Friends, 1989 Ending Up, 1988 A Taste for Death (6 episodes), 1987 The Death of a Heart, 1987 The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, 1986 Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy, 1985 Great Performances, 1983 Attracta, 1982 Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1981 Miss Morison's Ghosts, 1980 The Elephant Man, 1978 The Cat and the Canary, 1976 Voyage of the Damned, 1974 Murder on the Orient Express, 1972 Clochemerle (8 episodes), 1966-1968 BBC Play of the Month, 1968 From Chekhov with Love, 1966 A Man for All Seasons, 1965 Profiles in Courage, 1963 Toys in the Attic, 1960 Sons and Lovers, 1957 Something of Value, 1951 Outcast of the Islands, 1945 'I Know Where I'm Going!

9 ', 1941 Major Barbara, 1939 The Fame of Grace Darling, 1938 pygmalion , and 1937 Lancashire Luck. WILFRID LAWSON (January 14, 1900, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK October 10, 1966, in London, England, UK) has 65 acting credits, among them 1967 The Viking Queen, 1966 The Wrong Box, 1966 Secret Agent, 1963 Tom Jones, 1962 Go to Blazes, 1962 Postman's Knock, 1961 Nothing Barred, 1961 The Naked Edge, 1960 ITV Play of the Week, 1959 Room at the Top, 1953-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre, 1958 Tread Softly Stranger, 1957 Miracle in Soho, 1956 War and Peace, 1955 An Alligator Named Daisy, 1955 The Prisoner, 1954 Make Me an Offer, 1945 Man of Evil, 1943 Thursday's Child, 1942 The Great Mr. Handel, 1941 Tower of Terror, 1941 Jeannie, 1941 Danny Boy, 1941 Men of the Sea, 1940 The Long Voyage Home, 1939 Allegheny Uprising, 1939 Stolen Life, 1938 The Phantom Strikes, 1938 pygmalion , 1938 Yellow Sands, 1938 The Terror, 1936 White Hunter, 1933 Strike It Rich, and 1931 East Lynne on the Western Front.

10 MARIE LOHR (July 28, 1890, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia January 21, 1975, London, England, UK) appeared in 45 films and TV series, among them 1968 Great Catherine, 1966-1967 ITV Play of the Week, 1964 The Plane Makers, 1960 Somerset Asquith and howard pygmalion 3 Maugham Hour, 1959 Man in a Cocked Hat, 1957 Small Hotel, 1957 Abandon Ship, 1956 A Town Like Alice, 1955 Out of the Clouds, 1953 Always a Bride, 1952 Little Big Shot, 1948 The Winslow Boy, 1948 Anna Karenina, 1947 The Ghosts of Berkeley Square, 1945 Notorious Gentleman, 1945 Kiss the Bride Goodbye, 1942 Went the Day Well?, 1941 Major Barbara, 1938 pygmalion , 1938 South Riding, 1936 Dreams Come True, 1936 Mozart, 1936 Reasonable Doubt, 1936 It's You I Want, 1935 Foreign Affaires, 1935 Cock o' the North, 1935 Regal Cavalcade, 1935 Fighting Stock, 1935 Oh, Daddy!, 1934 Lady in Danger, 1932 Aren't We All?