Peter Blackmore (1909–1984) was a British playwright and screenwriter. His play Miranda was adapted into the 1948 film of the same title.[1] He also wrote the comedy play The Blue Goose which appeared in the West End in 1941.[2] His 1953 play Down Came a Blackbird ran for 53 performances at the Savoy Theatre. He worked on the screenplays for a number of comedy films for British Lion and the Rank Organisation, including two Norman Wisdom vehicles.

Selected filmography

• Miranda (1948)
• Time Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
• Mad About Men (1954)
• Simon and Laura (1955)
• All for Mary (1955)
• Up in the World (1956)
• After the Ball (1957)
• Just My Luck (1957)
• Make Mine a Million (1959)
• Make Mine Mink (1960)
• Mrs. Gibbons' Boys (1962)
• The Intelligence Men (1965)
• That Riviera Touch (1966)
• The Magnificent Two (1967)

References

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

• Peter Blackmore at IMDb

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