John Dighton

John Dighton was born on Dec 08, 1909 in UK. John Dighton's big-screen debut came with Thank Evans directed by Roy William Neill in 1938. John Dighton is known for Roman Holiday directed by William Wyler, Gregory Peck stars as Joe Bradley and Audrey Hepburn as Princess Ann. John Dighton has got 1 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award John Dighton achieved is Writers Guild of America, USA. The upcoming new movie John Dighton plays is Season of Passion which will be released on Dec 16, 1961.

Diminutive, softly-spoken British playwright and screenwriter, who usually worked in collaboration. Educated at Charterhouse and Cambridge University, Dighton wrote for the stage until entering films in 1935. After initially working for Michael Balcon at Gaumont-British, he was briefly under contract to Warner Brothers. At Ealing from 1939, he had his most productive spell with popular original screenplays and adaptations from the classics. He is best remembered for two quintessential British comedies, both starring Alec Guinness: Noblesse oblige (1949) and L'homme au complet blanc (1951). Another popular farce, Cette sacrée jeunesse (1950), was based on his own hit West End play. Dighton also had a brief tenure in Hollywood, his most popular venture there being the classic romantic comedy Vacances romaines (1953).