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R.P. Weston(1878-1936)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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R.P. Weston was born in 1878. He was a writer, known for Ghost (1990), Look Who's Talking Now (1993) and O-Kay for Sound (1937). He died in 1936.
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Known for

Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
Ghost
7.1
  • Soundtrack("I'm Henry the VIII, I Am")
  • 1990
John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, David Gallagher, and Tabitha Lupien in Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
Look Who's Talking Now
4.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1993
O-Kay for Sound (1937)
O-Kay for Sound
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1937
La méduse rouge (2013)
La méduse rouge
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013

Credits

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Writer



  • Up for the Cup
    • story
    • 1950
  • Tell Her the Truth
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1948
  • Richard Hearne in Splinters in the Air (1937)
    Splinters in the Air
    • dialogue
    • 1937
  • O-Kay for Sound (1937)
    O-Kay for Sound
    5.9
    • stage play
    • 1937
  • Please Teacher (1937)
    Please Teacher
    6.8
    • play
    • 1937
  • Beat the Retreat
    Short
    • script
    • 1936
  • Fame
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • The Hope of His Side
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Squibs (1935)
    Squibs
    5.9
    • monologue
    • 1935
  • The Doctor's Secret (1934)
    The Doctor's Secret
    5.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Girls Please!
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • It's a Cop
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • Trouble
    • writer
    • 1933
  • Up for the Derby
    • writer
    • 1933
  • Binnie Hale and Gordon Harker in This Is the Life (1933)
    This Is the Life
    • writer
    • 1933

Music Department



  • O-Kay for Sound (1937)
    O-Kay for Sound
    5.9
    • lyrics: songs
    • 1937
  • The Flag Lieutenant (1932)
    The Flag Lieutenant
    5.5
    • lyrics by
    • 1932

Soundtrack



  • Rose McIver, Rebecca Wisocky, Brandon Scott Jones, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman, Sheila Carrasco, Román Zaragoza, Devan Chandler Long, and Danielle Pinnock in Ghosts (2021)
    Ghosts
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" (uncredited)
    • 2026
  • Svengoolie (1995)
    Svengoolie
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Werewolf of London" (uncredited)
    • 2025
  • The Horror of Dolores Roach (2023)
    The Horror of Dolores Roach
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweeney Todd the Barber"
    • 2023
  • They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
    They Shall Not Grow Old
    8.2
    • writer: "Goodby-ee"
    • 2018
  • Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy in Breathe (2017)
    Breathe
    7.2
    • writer: "Goodbye-ee"
    • 2017
  • La méduse rouge (2013)
    La méduse rouge
    5.8
    • lyrics: "I've Got Rings On My Fingers (Bells On My Toes)"
    • 2013
  • Jools Holland in Jools Holland: London Calling (2012)
    Jools Holland: London Calling
    • writer: "I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am"
    • 2012
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "I'm Henery the Eight, I Am" (uncredited)
    • 2004
  • '60s Pop Rock Reunion (2004)
    '60s Pop Rock Reunion
    7.9
    TV Special
    • writer: "I'm Henry the VIII, I Am"
    • 2004
  • Rolf Harris at the Royal Albert Hall
    TV Special
    • writer: "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am"
    • 2003
  • The British Invasion Returns (2000)
    The British Invasion Returns
    Video
    • writer: "I'm Henry VIII, I Am"
    • 2000
  • Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, and Jane Leeves in Frasier (1993)
    Frasier
    8.2
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm" (uncredited)
    • 2000
  • John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, David Gallagher, and Tabitha Lupien in Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
    Look Who's Talking Now
    4.4
    • writer: "I'm Henry The VIII, I Am"
    • 1993
  • Charlie Adler, Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Arthur Burghardt, and Bill Farmer in The Prince and the Pauper (1990)
    The Prince and the Pauper
    7.1
    Short
    • writer: "I'm Henry VIII, I Am"
    • 1990
  • Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
    Ghost
    7.1
    • Soundtrack ("I'm Henry the VIII, I Am")
    • 1990

Personal details

  • Born
    • 1878
  • Died
    • 1936
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote additional numbers for "Little Miss Fix-It", produced on Broadway. Musical. Book by William Hurlbut and Harry B. Smith. Music by Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. Lyrics by 'Jack Norworth. Musical Director: Frederic Solomon. Featuring songs by Hugh Owens, James McGhee and Joseph Tabrar. Featuring songs with lyrics by Herbert Rule. Directed by Gustav von Seyffertitz. Globe Theatre (from 3 Apr 1911-20 May 1911, then moved to The Grand Opera House 27 Nov 1911- close): 3 Apr 1911-Dec 1911 (closing date unknown/64 performances). Cast: Joseph Baumeister (as "Ned"), Nora Bayes (as "Delia Wendell"), Alys Belga (as "Rose Lawton"), Annie Buckley (as "Mary Ann"), Hazel Cox (as "Jane Wheatley"), W.J. Curtis (as "Billie"), William E. Danforth (as "Henry Burbank"), Ernestine Emler (as "Jimmie"), Grace Field (as "Marjorie Arnold"), Bessie Gibson (as "Cora Lee"), Helen Hilton (as "May Roberts"), James C. Lane (as "Harold Watson"), Harry Lillford (as "Edward Doolittle"), Edith Norman (as "Mazie"), Jack Norworth (as "Buddie Arnold"), Estelle Perry (as "Kate Winthrop"), Egbert T. Roach (as "Tom"), Vivian Rushmore (as "Agnes Marston"), David Stampler (as "Jack"), Eleanor Stuart (as "Bella Ketcham"), Mona Trieste (as "Florence Gordon"), Harry Wagner (as "Fred"), Oza Waldrop (as "Ethel Morgan"), Lionel Walsh (as "Percy Paget"). Produced by Louis F. Werba and Mark A. Luescher.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Screenwriter and songwriter, from 1913 in partnership with Bert Lee. Working mainly for music hall, they wrote over 200 songs and 75 stage shows. Also contributed material to leading comedians of the day.

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