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Hugh Walpole(1884-1941)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Hugh Walpole was born on 13 March 1884 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was a writer and actor, known for Kind Lady (1935), Kind Lady (1951) and Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935). He died on 1 June 1941 in Brackenburn, England, UK.
BornMarch 13, 1884
DiedJune 1, 1941(57)
BornMarch 13, 1884
DiedJune 1, 1941(57)
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Known for

Basil Rathbone, Frank Albertson, Mary Carlisle, and Aline MacMahon in Kind Lady (1935)
Kind Lady
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1935
Kind Lady (1951)
Kind Lady
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1951
Helen Hayes and Robert Montgomery in Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935)
Vanessa, Her Love Story
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1935
Thriller (1960)
Thriller
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • Plac pre syna
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1982
  • Cathleen Nesbitt, Angharad Rees, and Billie Whitelaw in Ten from the Twenties (1975)
    Ten from the Twenties
    6.8
    TV Series
    • short story
    • 1975
  • Sarah Badel and Stuart Wilson in Between the Wars (1973)
    Between the Wars
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1973
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • based on the novel by
    • 1968
  • Bis ans Ende
    TV Movie
    • play "The Old Ladies"
    • 1964
  • Judith Paris
    TV Mini Series
    • novel "Judith Paris"
    • 1964
  • Les vieilles dames de Polchester (1962)
    Les vieilles dames de Polchester
    TV Movie
    • novel (as Hugh Seymour Walpole)
    • 1962
  • Thriller (1960)
    Thriller
    8.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1962
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.2
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1960
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • story "The Silver Mask"
    • 1960
  • The Herries Chronicle
    TV Series
    • novel "Rogue Herries"
    • 1960
  • Saturday Playhouse (1958)
    Saturday Playhouse
    TV Series
    • novel "The Cathedral"
    • 1959
  • Gäste im Haus
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1957
  • Hour of Mystery (1957)
    Hour of Mystery
    TV Series
    • original story
    • 1957
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • original story
    • 1956–1957

Actor



  • David Copperfield (1935)
    David Copperfield
    7.3
    • The Vicar
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Hugh Seymour Walpole
  • Born
    • March 13, 1884
    • Auckland, New Zealand
  • Died
    • June 1, 1941
    • Brackenburn, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Broadway: Wrote story for "Kind Lady". Play written by Edward Chodorov. Directed by H.C. Potter. Longacre Theatre. 20 performances.
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 4 Articles

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