Noel Langley
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 25, 1911
- Died
- November 4, 1980 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- South Africa
Biography
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
Filmography
These Foolish Things
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of Oz on Ice
Movie · Original Film Writer, Story
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
Movie · Writer, Original Film Writer
Workteams & the Wizard of Oz
Movie · Writer
We’re Off to See... The Most Happy Fellows
Movie · Story
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Snow White and the Three Stooges
Movie · Writer
Shirley Temple's Storybook
TV · Writer, Novel · 2 eps
The Vagabond King
Movie · Screenplay
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Movie · Writer
Svengali
Movie · Screenplay
Knights of the Round Table
Movie · Screenplay
Our Girl Friday
Movie · Screenplay
Ivanhoe
Movie · Screenplay
The Prisoner of Zenda
Movie · Screenplay
The Pickwick Papers
Movie · Screenplay
Scrooge
Movie · Adaptation, Screenplay
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Movie · Screenplay
Trio
Movie · Writer
Sunday Night Theatre
TV · Theatre Play · 1 ep
Cardboard Cavalier
Movie · Writer
Adam and Evelyne
Movie · Story
Edward, My Son
Movie · Theatre Play
The Vicious Circle
Movie · Adaptation
They Made Me a Fugitive
Movie · Screenplay
Unexpected Uncle
Movie · Screenplay
Florian
Movie · Writer
The Wizard of Oz
Movie · Screenplay, Adaptation
Queer Cargo
Movie · Theatre Play
Maytime
Movie · Writer
The Secret of Stamboul
Movie · Dialogue