Noel Langley
Known for: Writing
Born: December 24, 1911 in South Africa - Died: November 3, 1980
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 attempted to write a sequel based on The Marvelous Land of Oz using many of the concepts he had added to its predecessor, but this was never released.
Known for
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The Wizard of Oz
Screenplay
Svengali
Director
Snow White and the Three Stooges
Writer
Ivanhoe
Screenplay
Scrooge
Adaptation
The Prisoner of Zenda
Screenplay
The Vicious Circle
Adaptation
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Screenplay
Maytime
Writer
They Made Me a Fugitive
Screenplay
These Foolish Things
Novel
Knights of the Round Table
Screenplay
The Vagabond King
Screenplay
The Pickwick Papers
Director
Florian
Writer
Our Girl Friday
Director
Cardboard Cavalier
Writer
Unexpected Uncle
Screenplay
Adam and Evelyne
Story
Queer Cargo
Theatre Play
The Secret of Stamboul
Dialogue
Workteams & the Wizard of Oz
Writer
Edward, My Son
Theatre Play
The Wizard of Oz on Ice
Original Film Writer