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Noel Langley

Noel Langley

WriterDirectorProductionCrew Dec 25 (died age 68) South Africa 1936–2006 (70 year career)
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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 revised by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf, the other credited screenwriters. Langley objected to their changes and lamented the final cut upon first seeing it, but later revised his opinion. He at…

Known For

The Wizard of Oz
Film

The Wizard of Oz

Adaptation
Scrooge
Film

Scrooge

Adaptation
Ivanhoe
Film

Ivanhoe

Screenplay
The Prisoner of Zenda
Film

The Prisoner of Zenda

Screenplay
They Made Me a Fugitive
Film

They Made Me a Fugitive

Associate Producer
Knights of the Round Table
Film

Knights of the Round Table

Screenplay
Babes in Arms
Film

Babes in Arms

Additional Writing
Edward, My Son
Film

Edward, My Son

Theatre Play

Filmography