About

Known credits:
40
Birthday:
1911-12-25
Place of birth:
South Africa
Website:
N/A

Noel Langley

Overview

Noel Langley was a South African-born (later naturalised American) novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director. He wrote the screenplay which formed the basis for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and is one of the three credited screenwriters for the film. His finished script for the film was revised by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf, the other credited screenwriters. Langley objected to their changes and lamented the final cut upon first seeing it, but later revised his opinion. He attempted to write a sequel based on The Marvelous Land of Oz using many of the concepts he had added to its predecessor, but this was never released.

Known for

Directing
1956 The Search for Bridey Murphy Directing Director 59
Average
1954 Svengali Directing Director 59
Average
1953 Our Girl Friday Directing Director 58
Average
1952 The Pickwick Papers Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
2013 The Wizard of Oz 3D Writing Adaptation N/A
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2013 The Wizard of Oz 3D Writing Screenplay N/A
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2006 These Foolish Things Writing Novel 58
Average
1996 The Wizard of Oz on Ice Writing Original Film Writer 59
Average
1996 The Wizard of Oz on Ice Writing Story 59
Average
1995 The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True Writing Writer 59
Average
1993 Workteams & the Wizard of Oz Writing Writer N/A
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1990 We’re Off to See... The Most Happy Fellows Writing Story N/A
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1961 Snow White and the Three Stooges Writing Writer 58
Average
1956 The Search for Bridey Murphy Writing Writer 59
Average
1956 The Vagabond King Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1954 Svengali Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1953 Knights of the Round Table Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1953 Our Girl Friday Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1952 The Pickwick Papers Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1952 The Prisoner of Zenda Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1952 Ivanhoe Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1951 Scrooge Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
1951 Scrooge Writing Adaptation 64
Fair
1951 Tom Brown's Schooldays Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1950 Trio Writing Writer 59
Average
1949 Adam and Evelyne Writing Story 59
Average
1949 Cardboard Cavalier Writing Writer 59
Average
1949 Edward, My Son Writing Theatre Play 59
Average
1948 The Vicious Circle Writing Adaptation 59
Average
1947 They Made Me a Fugitive Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1941 Unexpected Uncle Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1940 Florian Writing Writer 58
Average
1939 The Wizard of Oz Writing Screenplay 74
Good
1939 The Wizard of Oz Writing Adaptation 74
Good
1938 Queer Cargo Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1937 Maytime Writing Writer 59
Average
1936 Secret of Stamboul Writing Dialogue 59
Average

Production
1952 The Pickwick Papers Production Producer 59
Average
1947 They Made Me a Fugitive Production Associate Producer 59
Average

Crew
1939 Babes in Arms Crew Additional Writing 59
Average