George Froeschel (March 9, 1891 – November 22, 1979) was an Austrian screenwriter best known for Mrs. Miniver, Quentin Durward, and The Story of Three Loves, while working for MGM in the 1940s and 1950s. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Mrs Miniver is a 1942 Drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role The Adventures of Quentin Durward, known also as Quentin Durward, is a 1955 historical film released by MGM. The Story of Three Loves, also known as Equilibrium, is a 1953 romantic portmanteau film made by MGM. Before working in film he was a lawyer and journalist.
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Georg Froeschel was born as son of a Jewish banker in Vienna in 1891. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. He wrote his first novel during his time at grammar school, Ein Protest (A Protest). After his postgraduate studies he was Doctor of Laws. Doctor of Laws ( Latin: Legum Doctor, LLD) is a Doctorate -level Academic degree in Law. In World War I he wrote reports for the k.u.k. army. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The German phrase kaiserlich und königlich, typically abbreviated as k Following he wrote several novels, of which some were adapted for films in the 1920s. In the 1920s he worked for the Ullstein-Verlag in Berlin. Ullstein-Verlag is a publisher of women's magazines for which Hannah Höch worked part-time as a knitting and crocheting pattern designer from 1916-1926 Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
In 1936 he emigrated to USA, where he first worked in the editorial office of Chicago's Coronet magazine. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. His efforts to find a job in Hollywood's film industry were not successful until April 1939, when Sidney Franklin of MGM engaged him as screenwriter. The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking i Sidney Franklin ( 21 March 1893, San Francisco - 18 May 1972, Santa Monica) was an Academy Award -winning
Froeschel won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay for the 1942 film Mrs. Miniver (along with co-writers James Hilton, Claudine West, and Arthur Wimperis). Berthold Viertel ( June 28, 1885 - September 24, 1953) born in Vienna, Austria was a Screen writer and Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 film of the same title. Mervyn LeRoy ( October 15, 1900 - September 13, 1987) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director Frank Borzage ( April 23, 1894 –- June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director and actor famed Mrs Miniver is a 1942 Drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role William Wyler ( July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a four-time Academy Award -winning motion picture director Random Harvest is a 1942 film based on the 1941 James Hilton novel of the same name, directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Robert Zigler Leonard ( October 7 1889 - August 27 1968) was an American Film director, actor producer and screenwriter The White Cliffs of Dover is a 1944 film made by Loew's and MGM. Clarence Brown ( May 10, 1890 &ndash August 17, 1987) was an American Film director. Command Decision was a War film starring Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson and Brian Donlevy and directed by Samuel Grosvenor (Sam Wood ( July 10 1883 – September 22 1949) was a prolific Hollywood director he also did some production writing The Miniver Story is a 1950 film Sequel to the successful 1942 film Mrs Miniver. Henry Codman Potter ( November 13, 1904 - August 31, 1977) was an American theatrical producer/director and a motion picture director For the historian and biographer see D R Thorpe. Richard Thorpe ( February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991 Scaramouche is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romantic Adventure film based on the 1921 novel Scaramouche by Rafael George Sidney ( October 4, 1916 - May 5, 2002) was a Jewish American film director and film producer who worked primarily The Story of Three Loves, also known as Equilibrium, is a 1953 romantic portmanteau film made by MGM. Vincente Minnelli ( February 28, 1903 &ndash July 25, 1986) was a famous Academy Award -winning Hollywood director Gottfried Reinhardt ( March 20, 1913 in Berlin Germany – July 19, 1994 in Los Angeles California USA Never Let Me Go is a 1953 MGM romantic Adventure film directed by Delmer Daves, produced by Clarence Brown, from a screenplay Delmer Daves ( July 24, 1904 &ndash August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter director and producer Betrayed is a 1954 war Drama film made by MGM. It was directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, from a Screenplay by The Adventures of Quentin Durward, known also as Quentin Durward, is a 1955 historical film released by MGM. Gaby is a 1956 Drama film made by MGM. It is the third version of Waterloo Bridge, made in 1931 and 1940 Peter Glenville ( 28 October 1913 - 3 June 1996) born Peter Patrick Brabazon Browne, was an English film and stage actor I Aim at the Stars is a 1960 biographical Film which tells the story of the life of Wernher von Braun. John Lee-Thompson ( 1 August, 1914 - 30 August, 2002) better known as J "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Mrs Miniver is a 1942 Drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role