Lajos Biró

Writer

August 22, 1880 — September 9, 1948 (68 years)
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Lajos Bíró (born Lajos Blau) (22 August 1880 – 9 September 1948) was a Hungarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who wrote many films from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. He was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now Oradea, Romania) and eventually moved to the United Kingdom where he worked as a scenario chief for London Film Productions run by Alexander Korda, collaborating on many screenplays with Arthur Wimperis. He died in London on 9 September 1948 of a heart attack. He is buried in the northern section of Hampstead Cemetery in north London.

In 1929, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Writing for The Last Command, but lost to Ben Hecht for Underworld, the only other nomination in this category.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Private Life of Henry VIII
    The Private Life of Henry VIII1933
  • The Last Command
    The Last Command1928
  • The Divorce of Lady X
    The Divorce of Lady X1938
  • Dark Journey
    Dark Journey1937
  • Under the Red Robe
    Under the Red Robe1937

Known For

  • The Thief of Bagdad
    The Thief of Bagdad1940
  • The Last Command
    The Last Command1928
  • The Private Life of Henry VIII
    The Private Life of Henry VIII1933
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel
    The Scarlet Pimpernel1934
  • The Four Feathers
    The Four Feathers1939
  • Five Graves to Cairo
    Five Graves to Cairo1943
  • The Divorce of Lady X
    The Divorce of Lady X1938
  • The Man Who Could Work Miracles
    The Man Who Could Work Miracles1936
  • Dark Journey
    Dark Journey1937
  • The Drum
    The Drum1938
  • Elephant Boy
    Elephant Boy1937
  • An Ideal Husband
    An Ideal Husband1947
  • The Rise of Catherine the Great
    The Rise of Catherine the Great1934
  • Rembrandt
    Rembrandt1936
  • The Private Life of Don Juan
    The Private Life of Don Juan1934
  • A Royal Scandal
    A Royal Scandal1945
  • Sanders of the River
    Sanders of the River1935
  • Knight Without Armor
    Knight Without Armor1937
  • Under the Red Robe
    Under the Red Robe1937
  • Over the Moon
    Over the Moon1939

Filmography

1955
Storm Over the Nile · as Additional Dialogue
1945
A Royal Scandal · as Theatre Play
1943
Five Graves to Cairo · as Theatre Play
1940
The Thief of Bagdad · as Scenario Writer
1940
1939
The Four Feathers · as Additional Dialogue
1939
Hotel Imperial · as Story
1939
Over the Moon · as Story
1938
The Drum · as Adaptation
1938
The Divorce of Lady X · as AdaptationOn Plex
1937
Elephant Boy · as Script Editor
1935
Sanders of the River · as Scenario Writer
1934
1934
1933
1932
Wedding Rehearsal · as Story
1932
Faithful Hearts · as Scenario Writer
1928
The Last Command · as StoryOn Plex
1927
The Way of All Flesh · as Adaptation
1927
Hotel Imperial · as Story
1924
Forbidden Paradise · as Theatre Play