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Claudine West (1890–1943) was a British novelist and screenwriter who was a three-time Academy Award nominee.[1][2] She moved to Hollywood in 1929, and was employed by MGM on many films, including some of their biggest productions of the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Claudine West
Born	16 January 1890 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom
Died	11 April 1943 Beverly Hills, California United States
Other names	Ivy Claudine Godber
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1929–1943 (film)

She frequently wrote scripts in European settings,[3] including British-themed films Goodbye, Mr. Chips (nominated for an Academy Award)[3] and The White Cliffs of Dover.[4]

In 1942, West won an Oscar for her work on World War II drama Mrs. Miniver.[3][5]

Personal life

West was born on January 16, 1884[3] in Nottingham, England.[6]

West died in Beverly Hills, California on April 12, 1943 after "a long illness."[6][3]

Selected filmography

• The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
• The High Road (1930)
• The Guardsman (1931)
• Son of India (1931)
• Jenny Lind (1932)
• Payment Deferred (1932)
• Reunion in Vienna (1933)
• The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
• The Dark Angel (1935)
• The Good Earth (1937)
• Marie Antoinette (1938)
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) – Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay^{[citation needed]}
• The Mortal Storm (1940)
• Random Harvest (1942) - Academy Award nominee[3]
• Mrs. Miniver (1942) – Won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
• The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

References

Bibliography

• Calder, Robert L. Beware the British Serpent: The Role of Writers in British Propaganda in the United States, 1939-1945. McGill-Queen's Press, 2004.

External links

• Claudine West at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Claudine West

Claudine West (* 16. Januar 1890 in Nottingham, England; † 11. April 1943 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles; eigentlich Ivy Claudine Godber) war eine britische Drehbuchautorin.

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- [en] Claudine West

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[ru] Уэст, Клодин

А́йви Клоди́н Уэст (англ. Ivy Claudine West), урождённая — Го́дбер (англ. Godber; 16 января 1884, Ноттингем, Ноттингемшир, Англия, Великобритания — 11 апреля 1943, Беверли-Хиллз, Калифорния, США) — британская писательница , драматург и сценарист[1]. Лауреат премии «Оскар» (1943) в номинации «Лучший сценарий» за фильм «Миссис Минивер» (1942), а также дважды номинантка на премию (1940, 1943) в той же номинации за фильмы «До свиданья, мистер Чипс» (1939) и «Плоды случайности  (англ.) (рус.» (1942), соответственно.

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