Noel Langley

Noel Langley

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

25/12/1911

Day of Death

04/11/1980
(69) years old

Place of Birth

South Africa

Biography

Noel Langley was a South African-born (later naturalised American) novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director. He wrote the screenplay which formed the basis for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and is one of the three credited screenwriters for the film. His finished script for the film was revi... Read More

Filmography

Crew

1996

The Wizard of Oz on Ice

as Original Film Writer

1956

The Vagabond King

as Screenplay

1954

Svengali

as Director

1954

Svengali

as Screenplay

1953

Our Girl Friday

as Director

1953

Our Girl Friday

as Screenplay

1952

The Pickwick Papers

as Director

1952

The Pickwick Papers

as Screenplay

1952

The Pickwick Papers

as Producer

1952

The Prisoner of Zenda

as Screenplay

1952

Ivanhoe

as Screenplay

1951

Scrooge

as Adaptation

1951

Scrooge

as Screenplay

1951

Tom Brown's Schooldays

as Screenplay

1950

Trio

as Writer

1949

Adam and Evelyne

as Story

1949

Cardboard Cavalier

as Writer

1949

Edward, My Son

as Theatre Play

1948

The Vicious Circle

as Adaptation

1947

They Made Me a Fugitive

as Screenplay

1947

They Made Me a Fugitive

as Associate Producer

1941

Unexpected Uncle

as Screenplay

1940

Florian

as Writer

1939

Babes in Arms

as Additional Writing

1939

The Wizard of Oz

as Screenplay

1939

The Wizard of Oz

as Adaptation

1938

Queer Cargo

as Theatre Play

1937

Maytime

as Writer

1936

The Secret of Stamboul

as Dialogue