Hugh Walpole
British writer (1884-1941) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 57
Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett.
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David O. Selznick Produced David Copperfield (1935)
Jessie Ralph Also in Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
E. E. Clive Hugh wrote David Copperfield (1935)
Tempe Pigott Also in Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
George Cukor Directed David Copperfield (1935)
Freddie Bartholomew Hugh wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
John Cromwell Directed Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Una O'Connor Hugh wrote David Copperfield (1935)
George B. Seitz Directed Kind Lady (1935)
Lucien Hubbard Produced Kind Lady (1935)
William K. Howard Directed Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
Lionel Belmore Hugh wrote David Copperfield (1935)
Violet Kemble-Cooper Also in David Copperfield (1935)
Eily Malyon Also in Kind Lady and Little Lord Fauntleroy
Ivan Simpson Also in David Copperfield (1935)
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His skill at scene-setting and vivid plots, as well as his high profile as a lecturer, brought him a large readership in the United Kingdom and North America. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s but has been largely neglected since his death.
