Lajos Biró (1880-1948)

Alias:
Lajos Biro
Lajos Bíró
Ludwig Biro
Ludwig Biró

Birthplace:
Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary [now Oradea, Romania]

Born:
August 22, 1880

Died:
September 9, 1948

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Lajos Bíró (born Lajos Blau) (22 August 1880 – 9 September 1948) was a Hungarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who wrote many films from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. He was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now Oradea, Romania) and eventually moved to the United Kingdom where he worked as a scenario chief for London Film Productions run by Alexander Korda, collaborating on many screenplays with Arthur Wimperis. He died in London on 9 September 1948 of a heart attack. He is buried in the northern section of Hampstead Cemetery in north London.  In 1929, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Writing for The Last Command, but lost to Ben Hecht for Underworld, the only other nomination in this category.

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Adaptation:
1927  The Way of All Flesh
1935  Sanders of the River
1938  The Divorce of Lady X
1938  The Drum

Additional Dialogue:
1927  The Way of All Flesh
1935  Sanders of the River
1938  The Divorce of Lady X
1938  The Drum
1955  Storm Over the Nile

Continuity:
1927  The Way of All Flesh
1934  The Rise of Catherine the Great
1935  Sanders of the River
1938  The Divorce of Lady X
1938  The Drum
1955  Storm Over the Nile

Dialogue:
1927  The Way of All Flesh
1930  Women Everywhere
1933  The Girl from Maxim's
1934  The Rise of Catherine the Great
1935  Sanders of the River
1938  The Divorce of Lady X
1938  The Drum
1955  Storm Over the Nile

Novel:
1926  Don Juan's 3 Nights
1927  The Way of All Flesh
1930  Women Everywhere
1933  The Girl from Maxim's
1934  The Rise of Catherine the Great
1935  Sanders of the River
1938  The Divorce of Lady X
1938  The Drum
1955  Storm Over the Nile
1976  A protektor

Scenario Writer:
1926  Don Juan's 3 Nights
1927  The Way of All Flesh
1930  Women Everywhere
1932  The Faithful Heart
1933  The Girl from Maxim's
1934  The Rise of Catherine the Great
1935  Sanders of the River
1938  The Divorce of Lady X
1938  The Drum
1940  The Thief of Bagdad
1955  Storm Over the Nile
1976  A protektor

Screenplay:
1926  Don Juan's 3 Nights
1927  The Way of All Flesh
1930  Women Everywhere
1931  Infidelities
1932  The Faithful Heart
1933  The Girl from Maxim's
1934  The Rise of Catherine the Great
1935  Sanders of the River
1937  Dark Journey
1937  Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1937  Under the Red Robe
1938  The Divorce of Lady X
1938  The Drum
1940  The Thief of Bagdad
1947  An Ideal Husband
1955  Storm Over the Nile
1976  A protektor

Script Editor:
1926  Don Juan's 3 Nights
1927  The Way of All Flesh
1929  Frühlingsrauschen
1930  Women Everywhere
1931  Infidelities
1932  The Faithful Heart
1933  The Girl from Maxim's
1934  The Rise of Catherine the Great
1935  Sanders of the River
1937  Dark Journey
1937  Elephant Boy
1937  Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1937  Under the Red Robe
1938  The Divorce of Lady X
1938  The Drum
1940  The Thief of Bagdad
1947  An Ideal Husband
1955  Storm Over the Nile
1976  A protektor

Story:
1914  Sárga liliom
1926  Don Juan's 3 Nights
1927  Hotel Imperial
1927  The Heart Thief
1927  The Way of All Flesh
1928  Adoration
1928  The Last Command
1929  Frühlingsrauschen
1930  Women Everywhere
1931  Infidelities
1932  The Faithful Heart
1932  Wedding Rehearsal
1933  The Girl from Maxim's
1933  The Private Life of Henry VIII
1934  The Rise of Catherine the Great
1935  Sanders of the River
1937  Dark Journey
1937  Elephant Boy
1937  Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1937  Under the Red Robe
1938  The Divorce of Lady X
1938  The Drum
1939  Hotel Imperial
1939  Over the Moon
1940  The Thief of Bagdad
1940  The Way of All Flesh
1947  An Ideal Husband
1955  Storm Over the Nile
1976  A protektor

Theatre Play:
1914  Sárga liliom
1918  Hotel Imperial
1924  Forbidden Paradise
1925  Eve's Secret
1926  Don Juan's 3 Nights
1926  The Silent Lover
1927  Hotel Imperial
1927  The Heart Thief
1927  The Way of All Flesh
1928  Adoration
1928  The Last Command
1929  Frühlingsrauschen
1930  Women Everywhere
1931  Infidelities
1932  The Faithful Heart
1932  Wedding Rehearsal
1933  The Girl from Maxim's
1933  The Private Life of Henry VIII
1934  The Rise of Catherine the Great
1935  Sanders of the River
1937  Dark Journey
1937  Elephant Boy
1937  Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1937  Under the Red Robe
1938  The Divorce of Lady X
1938  The Drum
1939  Hotel Imperial
1939  Over the Moon
1940  The Thief of Bagdad
1940  The Way of All Flesh
1943  Five Graves to Cairo
1945  A Royal Scandal
1947  An Ideal Husband
1955  Storm Over the Nile
1976  A protektor

Writer:
1914  Sárga liliom
1918  Hotel Imperial
1920  The Prince and the Pauper
1922  Eine versunkene Welt
1924  Forbidden Paradise
1924  Tragödie im Hause Habsburg
1925  Eve's Secret
1926  Don Juan's 3 Nights
1926  The Silent Lover
1927  A Modern Dubarry
1927  Hotel Imperial
1927  The Heart Thief
1927  The Way of All Flesh
1928  Adoration
1928  The Haunted House
1928  The Last Command
1928  The Yellow Lily
1929  Frühlingsrauschen
1930  Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
1930  Women Everywhere
1931  Infidelities
1931  Michael and Mary
1931  The Ghost Train
1931  Their Mad Moment
1932  Service for Ladies
1932  The Faithful Heart
1932  Wedding Rehearsal
1933  A Train of Ghosts
1933  The Girl from Maxim's
1933  The Private Life of Henry VIII
1934  The Private Life of Don Juan
1934  The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934  The Scarlet Pimpernel
1935  Sanders of the River
1936  Rembrandt
1936  The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1937  Dark Journey
1937  Elephant Boy
1937  Knight Without Armour
1937  Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1937  Under the Red Robe
1938  The Divorce of Lady X
1938  The Drum
1939  Hotel Imperial
1939  Over the Moon
1940  The Thief of Bagdad
1940  The Way of All Flesh
1943  Five Graves to Cairo
1945  A Royal Scandal
1947  An Ideal Husband
1955  Storm Over the Nile
1976  A protektor

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