Monckton Hoffe
Monckton Hoffe (actually Reaney Monckton Hoffe Miles, born December 26, 1880 in Connemara, Ireland, † November 4, 1951 in London) was an Irish author. Hope wrote at the beginning of his career, plays, of which some were later made into a film. As the author of the original story of The Lady Hope in 1942 was nominated for the Academy Award for " Best Original Story ".
Life
Hope worked at the beginning of his career as an actor and stage manager on the London stage. Beginning of the 20th century he celebrated its first successes as a writer of plays. His first work, The Little Damozel ran successfully in London and was performed on the occasion of the birthday of King Edward VII in November 1909 in Sandringham. In the fall of 1910 Hope went to New York City and wrote several pieces that have been performed on Broadway, including Panthea and Anthony in Wonderland. 1916 A Piece Of Hope was filmed with The Little Damozel first time, a year later Panthea followed with Erich von Stroheim in one of his first roles. Great success had the film version of Hoffe piece Cristilinda 1928: Street Angel was nominated for two consecutive years for the Academy Award. In 1932, Hope worked as a screenwriter for Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer and delivered the books for films such as Final in St. Petersburg (1937) and The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937 ). With the outbreak of World War 2 Hope returned to London and worked from then on behalf of the BBC. Preston Sturges 1941 filmed Hoffe play The Lady Eve. The following year, Hope received at the Academy Awards nomination for "Best Original Story ", but Harry Segall had to concede defeat.
Hope died on 4 November 1951 in a nursing home in London.