Claudine West (16 January 1890 – 11 April 1943) was a British novelist and screenwriter who was a three-time Academy Award nominee.[1][2] She moved to Hollywood in 1929, and was employed by MGM on many films, including some of their biggest productions of the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Claudine West | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 January 1890 |
| Died | 11 April 1943 |
| Other names | Ivy Claudine Godber |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1929–1943 (film) |
She frequently wrote scripts in European settings,[3] including British-themed films Goodbye, Mr. Chips (nominated for an Academy Award)[3] and The White Cliffs of Dover.[4]
In 1942, West won an Oscar for her work on World War II drama Mrs. Miniver.[3][5]
Personal life
editWest was born on 16 January 1884[3] in Nottingham, England.[6]
West died in Beverly Hills, California on 12 April 1943 after "a long illness."[6][3]
Selected filmography
edit- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
- The High Road (1930)
- The Guardsman (1931)
- Son of India (1931)
- Jenny Lind (1932)
- Payment Deferred (1932)
- Reunion in Vienna (1933)
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
- The Dark Angel (1935)
- The Good Earth (1937)
- Marie Antoinette (1938)
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) – Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[citation needed]
- The Mortal Storm (1940)
- Random Harvest (1942) - Academy Award nominee[3]
- Mrs. Miniver (1942) – Won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
References
edit- ^ Calder p.255
- ^ Zauzmer, Ben (2018-03-02). "Writing Their Way Into a Diverse Oscars". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ a b c d e f Wilson, Scott (2016-08-19). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7.
- ^ "Claudine West". BFI (British Film Institute), retrieved online October 17, 2018.
- ^ Cameron, Kate. "'Mrs. Miniver' is a stirring film on WWII’s toll on a family: 1942 review". New York, New York: New York Daily News, February 17, 2015.
- ^ a b Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001-05-01). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0983-9.
Bibliography
edit- Calder, Robert L. Beware the British Serpent: The Role of Writers in British Propaganda in the United States, 1939-1945. McGill-Queen's Press, 2004.