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Monckton Hoffe(1880-1951)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Monckton Hoffe was born on 26 December 1880 in Islington, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Lady Eve (1941), The Little Damozel (1933) and What Every Woman Knows (1934). He was married to Barbara Hoffe. He died on 4 November 1951 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
BornDecember 26, 1880
DiedNovember 4, 1951(70)
BornDecember 26, 1880
DiedNovember 4, 1951(70)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Eve (1941)
The Lady Eve
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1941
The Little Damozel
  • Writer
  • 1933
Helen Hayes in What Every Woman Knows (1934)
What Every Woman Knows
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1934
Elizabeth Allan, Ralph Forbes, Robert Montgomery, Edgar Selwyn, Lewis Stone, and Lawrence Weingarten in The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)
The Mystery of Mr. X
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1934

Credits

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Writer

  • The Birds and the Bees (1956)
    The Birds and the Bees
    5.3
    • story
    • 1956
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1950–1953
  • Derby Day (1952)
    Derby Day
    6.4
    • additional dialogue
    • 1952
  • Nocturne in Scotland
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Four Days (1951)
    Four Days
    5.6
    • by
    • 1951
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Greer Garson, Peter Lawford, and Walter Pidgeon in Julia Misbehaves (1948)
    Julia Misbehaves
    6.8
    • adaptation
    • 1948
  • Daybreak (1948)
    Daybreak
    6.7
    • by
    • adaptation
    • 1948
  • Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Eve (1941)
    The Lady Eve
    7.7
    • screen play: based on a story by
    • 1941
  • Haunted Honeymoon (1940)
    Haunted Honeymoon
    6.3
    • screen play by
    • 1940
  • Many Waters
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1938
  • William Powell and Luise Rainer in The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
    The Emperor's Candlesticks
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Joan Crawford, William Powell, and Robert Montgomery in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
    6.4
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • Anna Neagle in Girl in the Street (1937)
    Girl in the Street
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • A Clown Must Laugh
    6.5
    • adaptation
    • 1936
  • William Powell, Binnie Barnes, and Rosalind Russell in Rendezvous (1935)
    Rendezvous
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1935

Actor

  • The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
    The Lady with a Lamp
    6.4
    • Lord Stratford
    • 1951
  • Many Waters
    • Registrar
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 26, 1880
    • Islington, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 4, 1951
    • Marylebone, London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Barbara Hoffe1914 - 1923 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "The Little Damozel" (filmed as The Little Damozel (1933)).
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Irish dramatist and screenwriter, a former actor. In London from the early 1900's. Several of his plays were adapted for the screen. He wrote film scripts from 1922 and was active in Hollywood (1934-1939) under contract to MGM. Subsequently returned to Britain, working first at Elstree and then for the Ministry of Information on wartime propaganda.

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