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Vernon Harris

Actor / Screenwriter | * 02/26/1905 († 1999) | Folkestone, Kent, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Vernon Harris (26 February 1905 – February 1999) was a British screenwriter. He often worked with the film director Lewis Gilbert. Harris was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his script for film Oliver! (1968). Harris was born in Folkestone. He worked extensively for radio at the BBC, notably on PC49 and Band Waggon. He died in Surrey. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappeari ...

The Spy Who Loved Me

PG

1977 | 3.4/5 | 2h 5min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way. ...

Three Men in a Boat

NR

1956 | 3.3/5 | 1h 24min
Comedy
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Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpo ...

Oliver!

G

1968 | 3.5/5 | 2h 33min
Drama, Kids & Family, Music
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After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the ...

Moonraker

PG

1979 | 3.1/5 | 2h 6min
Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Vernon Harris

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Vernon Harris as Actor(3)

as Rhodes - the Butler1938 The Claydon Treasure Mystery
as Harry1937 Farewell Again
as Mr. Wilkins1935 Joy Ride

Movies with Vernon Harris as Crew(20)

Art/Storyboard Artist1989 Shirley Valentine
Writing/Script Editor1977 The Spy Who Loved Me
Writing/Screenplay1974 Paul and Michelle
Writing/Screenplay1971 Friends
Writing/Script Editor1970 The Adventurers
Writing/Screenplay1968 Oliver!
Writing/Screenplay1962 Almost Angels
Writing/Screenplay1960 Light Up the Sky!
Writing/Screenplay1959 Ferry to Hong Kong
Writing/Screenplay1958 Carve Her Name with Pride
Writing/Writer1958 A Cry from the Streets
Writing/Screenplay1957 The Admirable Crichton
Crew/Additional Writing1956 Reach for the Sky
Writing/Screenplay1956 Three Men in a Boat
Writing/Screenplay1954 The Good Die Young
Writing/Writer1954 The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Writing/Writer1953 Cosh Boy
Writing/Writer1952 Emergency Call
Writing/Screenplay1949 The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel
Writing/Screenplay1935 Play Up the Band

Full Name: Vernon Harris
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 02/26 1905 (February) in Folkestone, Kent, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: 1999 in Somerset (aged: 93)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Vernon Harris frequently works together with these people:
Lewis Gilbert (30x, Crew)
Sydney Tafler (7x, Actor)
Bernard Robinson (5x, Crew)
Johnny Green (4x, Crew)
Daniel M. Angel (4x, Crew)
Harry Gillam (4x, Crew)
Lionel Bart (3x, Crew)
James Kenney (3x, Actor)
Betty Ann Davies (3x, Actress)
Claude Renoir (3x, Crew)
Martita Hunt (3x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:175204, Added: 07/09/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024