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Hugh E. Wright(1879-1940)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Hugh E. Wright was born on 13 April 1879 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was an actor and writer, known for The Silver King (1929), The Old Curiosity Shop (1921) and The Better 'ole; or, The Romance of Old Bill (1919). He died on 12 February 1940 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK.
BornApril 13, 1879
DiedFebruary 12, 1940(60)
BornApril 13, 1879
DiedFebruary 12, 1940(60)
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Known for

The Silver King
  • Jaikes
  • 1929
The Old Curiosity Shop
  • Tom Codlin
  • 1921
The Better 'ole; or, The Romance of Old Bill (1919)
The Better 'ole; or, The Romance of Old Bill
  • Alf
  • 1919
La lune de miel de Squibs
  • Sam Hopkins
  • 1923

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  • 1066: And All That
    TV Movie
    • 1939
  • The Knight of the Burning Pestle
    TV Movie
    • The Citizen
    • 1938
  • Royal Eagle
    • Albert Marshall
    • 1936
  • Scrooge (1935)
    Scrooge
    6.5
    • Old Joe
    • 1935
  • Adventure Ltd.
    5.3
    • Don Lorenzo
    • Montagu Phelps
    • 1935
  • Widow's Might
    • Peasgood
    • 1935
  • Radio Parade of 1935 (1934)
    Radio Parade of 1935
    5.9
    • Algernon Bird
    • 1934
  • Crazy People
    • 1934
  • Get Your Man
    • Rev. John Vivien
    • 1934
  • Cedric Hardwicke and Anna Neagle in Favorite (1934)
    Favorite
    6.2
    • (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • On the Air (1934)
    On the Air
    • Vicar
    • 1934
  • My Old Duchess (1934)
    My Old Duchess
    5.8
    • Higgins
    • 1934
  • The Love Wager
    • Noakes
    • 1933
  • Shot in the Dark (1933)
    Shot in the Dark
    5.5
    • George Yarrow
    • 1933
  • Stanley Lupino and Thelma Todd in You Made Me Love You (1933)
    You Made Me Love You
    6.4
    • Father
    • 1933

Writer



  • Auld Lang Syne
    • writer
    • 1929
  • Le pantin meurtri
    • story
    • 1920
  • Hughie at the Victory Derby
    Short
    • writer
    • 1919

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  • Born
    • April 13, 1879
    • Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
  • Died
    • February 12, 1940
    • Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Other works
    Charlot Revue (1925). Musical revue. Music for "How D'You Do?," "Let's All Go Raving Mad," "Follow Master Cook" and "Oxford Bags" by Philip Braham. Lyrics for "How D'You Do?" by Eric Blore. Lyrics for "How D'You Do?" and "Gigolette" by Dion Titheradge. Lyrics for "Let's All Go Raving Mad" by Hugh E. Wright. "Buying a Hat" and "Wine -- A Romantic Reverie" written by Douglas Furber; Music for "Mouse! Mouse!" and "Susannah's Squeaking Shoes" by Muriel Lillie. Lyrics for "Mouse! Mouse!" by Hilda Brighton. Music for ""The Mender of Broken Dreams" by John W. Bratton. Lyrics for "The Mender of Broken Dreams" by John W. Bratton. Music for "The Fox Has Left His Lair" by Peggy Connor. Lyrics for "The Fox Has Left His Lair" and "Follow Master Cook" by Douglas Furber. Music for "Fallen Babies" by Ivor Novello. Lyrics for "Fallen Babies" by Ronald Jeans. Music for "Gigolette" by Franz Lehár. Lyrics for "Gigolette" and "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You" by Irving Caesar. Lyrics for "Susannah's Squeaking Shoes" by Arthur Weigall. Music for "Carrie!," "Russian Blues" and "Poor Little Rich Girl" by Noël Coward. Lyrics for "Carrie!," "Russian Blues" and "Poor Little Rich Girl" by Noël Coward and "A Cup of Coffee" written by Ronald Jeans. Music for "Take Them All Away" by Jack Strachey.Lyrics for "Take Them All Away" by Jack Strachey.Music for "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You" by Joseph Meyer. Lyrics for "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You" by Al Dubin and Billy Rose. "References" written by Harold Simpson and Morris Harvey. "Methods of Barberism" written by Arthur Wimperis. Music for "Sealed Feet" by Charles Prentice. Lyrics for "Oxford Bags" by Arthur Wimperis. Dances and ensembles arranged by Jack Buchanan. "Sealed Feet" devised and directed by Quentin Tod. Selwyn Theatre: 10 Nov 1925- 6 Mar 1926 (138 performances). Cast: Jack Buchanan, Gertrude Lawrence, Beatrice Lillie, Herbert Mundin, Effie Atherton, Phyllis Austen, Betty Barbour, Gladys Barclay, Violet Beck, Yvonne Bose, Vera Braund, Constance Carpenter, Wyn Clare Chorus Mollie Crafter, Velma Deane, Billey Edis, Eric Fawsett, Violet Hanbury, Aida Holland, Fenner Irving, Marianne Karelina, Lola Mende, Ida Parkinson, George Pughe, Rhoda Sewell, Hugh Sinclair, Cavenda Stainslaw, Betty Stockfeld, Vivienne Vanetta, Pansy Wilde, Jill Williams, Eve Wynne, Hazel Wynne. Produced by Archibald Selwyn.

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