Eric Maschwitz (1901-1969) (sometimes credited as Holt Marvell) was a British entertainer, writer and broadcaster. 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... This article is about the profession. ...

Born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, the son of Lithuanian immigrants, Maschwitz was educated at Repton School and Cambridge. Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England, UK. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Repton School, founded in 1557, is a public school in Derbyshire, England. ... REDIRECT [1] ...

As a lyricist, Maschwitz wrote the screenplays of several successful films in the 1930s and 40s, but is perhaps best remembered today for his lyrics to 1940s popular songs such as "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "These Foolish Things". A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... // Events and trends The 1940s were dominated by World War II, the most destructive armed conflict in history. ... // Events and trends The 1940s were dominated by World War II, the most destructive armed conflict in history. ... A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square is the title of a well-known British popular song with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz and music by Manning Sherwin. ...

Maschwitz started his stage acting career in the early 1920s and joined the BBC in 1926. His first radio show was In Town Tonight and his first television show was The Black and White Minstrel Show. In 1939, he went to Hollywood under contract to MGM, where he worked on Goodbye, Mr. Chips (for which he shared an Academy Award nomination) and Queen of Song, among other successful films. 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... In Town Tonight was a BBC radio programme broadcast on Saturday evening from 1933 to 1960. ... The Black and White Minstrel Show was a British television series that ran from 1958 until 1978. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Goodbye, Mr. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ...

During the Second World War, he served with the Intelligence Corps and became Chief Broadcasting Officer with the 21st Army Group. He left the army as a Lieutenant Colonel. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Intelligence Corps camp flag The Intelligence Corps (often called Int Corps) is one of the corps of the British Army, responsible for gathering, analysing and disseminating military intelligence and also for counter-intelligence and security. ... Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force (for example, the Peoples Liberation Army of China consists of ground force, navy and air force branches). ... Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force (for example, the Peoples Liberation Army of China consists of ground force, navy and air force branches). ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ...

In 1958, at the start of the BBC/ITV ratings wars, he rejoined the BBC as Head of Television Light Entertainment. About the job he said, "I don't think the BBC is a cultural organisation. We've got to please the people. The job of a man putting on a show is to get an audience." Maschwitz left to join the rival ITV in 1963. Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITV plc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ... Rating is a means of classifying things in different categories. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITV plc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

During the course of his varied entertainment career, Maschwitz also adapted French comedies such as Thirteen For Dinner; wrote the book and lyrics for numerous musicals, amongst them Balalaika, Summer Song, The Ghost Train and Zip Goes a Million; and created Café Collette. He also edited the Radio Times, and even turned his hand to the detective novel: Death at Broadcasting House, co-written with Val Gielgud and published in 1931, revolves around a radio play disrupted by the murder of one of the cast (ironically, the play is a murder mystery and the deceased was cast as the murder victim). The Ghost Train is a British play. ... Radio Times is the BBCs weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. ... Val Henry Gielgud (born April 28, 1900 in London, England, UK; died November 30, 1981 in London, England, UK) was a English actor, writer, director and broadcaster. ...

Maschwitz was married twice: firstly to Hermione Gingold, who was granted a divorce in 1945, and then immediately to Phyllis Gordon who remained his wife until his death. Hermione Gingold (December 9, 1897-May 24, 1987) was a British actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric persona, an image enhanced by her sharp nose and chin, as well as her deepening voice, a result of vocal nodes which her mother encouraged her not to remove. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...