Noel Langley
Noel Langley (
December 25,
1911 â€"
November 4,
1980) was a motion picture screenwriter probably best known for being one of the screenwriters for
The Wizard of Oz.
Born in
Durban, South Africa, he was first a successful
Broadway playwright, Langley began writing for films in the
1930s. After
World War Two Langley worked on many British films including the film noir
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947),
Scrooge (1951),
Ivanhoe (1952) and
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952).
Noel Langley was also the author of several books, including two books for children: "The Tale of the Land of Green Ginger" and "The True and Pathetic History of Desbarollda, The Waltzing Mouse".
Noel Langley died in 1980 in
Desert Hot Springs, California.
