Anthony Asquith
(November 9, 1902 - February 20, 1968) U.K.
Film director and screenwriter
Born in London, he was a famous (and openly gay) director and screenwriter, with a career spanning forty years and over thirty films. He is best remembered for his George Bernard Shaw adaptations, including Pygmalion. Some of Asquith's other films are The Importance of Being Earnest, based on gay playwright Oscar Wilde's play, and The Yellow Rolls-Royce.
Films:
- Shooting Stars (1927)
- Pygmalion (1938)
- Quiet Wedding (1940)
- The Way to the Stars (1945)
- The Winslow Boy (1948)
- The Browning Version (1951)
- The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
- The Young Lovers (1954)
- Carrington VC (1954)
- The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)
- Orders to Kill (1958)
- Libel (1959)
- The Millionaress (1960)
- Guns of Darkness (1962)
- The V.I.P.s (1963)
- The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
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