Emma Orczy
Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright (1865-1947) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 82
Baroness Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci, usually known as Baroness Orczy, was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright.
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Leslie Howard Directed "Pimpernel" Smith (1941)- Allan Jeayes Also in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Alexander Korda Produced The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Fred Niblo Directed Two Lovers (1928)
Lajos Bíró Also in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
George Fitzmaurice Directed The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
Francis L. Sullivan Emma wrote Spy of Napoleon (1936)
Richard Stanton Directed The Scarlet Pimpernel (1917)- Harold Young Directed The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Anthony Bushell Also in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)- George Merritt Emma wrote Spy of Napoleon (1936)
Hanns Schwarz Directed Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)- Henry Oscar Emma wrote Spy of Napoleon (1936)
T. Hayes Hunter Directed The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1928)- Arthur Wimperis Also in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
O. B. Clarence Also in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
John W. Considine Jr. Produced The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
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She is best known for her series of novels featuring The Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who turns into a quick-thinking escape artist in order to save French aristocrats from "Madame Guillotine" during the French Revolution, establishing the "hero with a secret identity" in popular culture.
