Arthur Wimperis
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Arthur Harold Wimperis (3 December 1874 – 14 October 1953) was an English playwright, lyricist and screenwriter, who contributed lyrics and libretti to popular Edwardian musical comedies written for the stage. But, with the advent of talking films, he switched to screenwriting, finding even greater success in this medium.
Early in his career, Wimperis was an illustrator. For 25 years beginning in 1906, he became a lyricist and librettist for musical comedies, including the hit The Arcadians in 1909 and many others. After serving in the First World War, he resumed his career, writing for shows like Princess Charming (1926). Beginning in 1930, he moved into writing screenplays for British films, and, by 1940, for Hollywood films, contributing to dozens of screenplays. He won an Oscar for his contribution to the screenplay of Mrs. Miniver (1942) and was nominated for another Oscar for his contribution to the screenplay of Random Harvest (1942). He continued writing screenplays until his death.
- Kern: Show Boat, Act 1: "Ol' Man River" (Live At the Dury Lane Theatre) - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Carey, Lewis: Nearer My God, to Thee - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Robinson: Hail De Crown - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Johnson, J. Rosamond: Since You Went Away, "Seems Lak To Me" - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Gounod: Le Calvaire: "Il est au loin une colline" - Sung in English, "There is a green hill far away" - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Cook, Will Marion: 3 Negro Songs: II. Exhortation. A Negro Sermon, "Remember, if a brudder smotes" - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Strickland: Mah Lindy Lou - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: I Stood on the Ribber Jordan - Peter Go Ring Dem Bells - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Cook, Will Marion: Down De Lover's Lane - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Clutsam: Ma Curly-Headed Babby - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Scandalize My Name - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Go Down Moses - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Keirn Brennan: High Water - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Pilgrim Song - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Sinner Please Doan' Let dis Harves' Pass - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Foster: Old Folks at Home, "Swanee River" - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Roll the Old Chariot: "Oh, a drop of Nelson's blood" - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Weepin' Mary - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Johnson, J. Rosamond: Since You Went Away - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Foster: Old Black Joe - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: I Want to Be Ready - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: My Lord What a Mornin' - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Foster: My Old Kentucky Home - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Kern: Show Boat, Act 1: "Ol' Man River" (Joe) - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: De Li'l Pickaninny's Gone to Sleep - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Woods, Harry M.: River Stay 'Way from My Door - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Git On Board Li'l Children - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Carmichael, Hoagy: Rockin' Chair - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Dere's No Hidin' Place - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Plantation Songs (Part 1): So Early in the Morning - Carry Me Back to Old Virginia - Old Folks at Home - Goodnight Ladies - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Medley of Spirituals - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Plantation Songs (Part 2): Away Down South in Dixie - Poor Old Joe - Oh, Susanna - My Old Kentucky Home - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Robison: My Heart is Where the Mohawk Flows Tonight - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Oh Rock Me Julie - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Kester: The Folks I Used to Know - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Oh Didn't It Rain - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Yes Lord, Oh Lord (Variation of "Mary Had a Baby") - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Various Composers: Medley II: Lazy Bones - Scarecrow - Fat Li'l Feller - Wagon Wheels - Deep River - Ma Curly-Headed Baby - Carry Me Back to Green Pastures - Old Folks at Home - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Donaldson: My Mammy - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Johnson, J. Rosamond: Lil' Gal - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Traditional: Bear De Burden - All God's Chillun Got Wing - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Waller / Tunbridge: Roll Away, Clouds (from "Virginia") - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Henderson, Ray: Sonny Boy (from the 1928 Lloyd Bacon's Musical Movie "The Singing Fool") - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Brown, Ray: That's Why Darkies Were Born (from "George White’s Scandals of 1931") - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Henderson, Ray: Little Pal (from the 1929 Lloyd Bacon's Musical Movie "Say It with Songs") - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Muse, Clarence: When It's Sleepy Time Down South, "Sleepy Time Down South" (from the 1931 William A. Wellman's Movie "Safe in Hell") - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Marshall-Hall: Seekin' - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Shilkret, Nathaniel: The Lonesome Road - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Phillips, Alexander: Just Keepin' On - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Nevin, Ethelbert: Mighty Lak' a Rose - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
- Henderson, Ray: Mammy is Gone - Paul Robeson: The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 - Arthur Wimperis
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