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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Anthony Asquith was born in London, the son of H H Asquith (later Prime Minister). He was educated at [[Winchester College]] and Balliol College, [[Oxford]].		Anthony Asquith was born in London, the son of H H Asquith (later Prime Minister). He was educated at [[Winchester College]] and [[Balliol College, Oxford]].

	The film industry was viewed as disreputable when Asquith was young, and according to the actor Jonathan Cecil, a family friend, Asquith entered his profession in order to escape his background.<ref name="Macnab">Geoffrey Macnab [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/feb/06/artsfeatures "The Asquith version",] ''The Guardian'', 6 February 2003</ref> At the end of the 1920s he began his career with the direction of four silent films the last of which, ''A Cottage on Dartmoor'' established his reputation with its meticulous and often emotionally moving frame composition.<ref name=BFI1>http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/447391/index.html Anthony Asquith biography at BFI Screenonline</ref> ''Pygmalion'' (1938) was based on George Bernard Shaw's play featuring Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller. He was a longtime friend and colleague of [[Terence Rattigan]], they collaborated on ten films, and producer Anatole de Grunwald. His later films included Rattigan's ''The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and ''The Browning Version'' (1951), and [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 film)\|The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1952).		The film industry was viewed as disreputable when Asquith was young, and according to the actor Jonathan Cecil, a family friend, Asquith entered his profession in order to escape his background.<ref name="Macnab">Geoffrey Macnab [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/feb/06/artsfeatures "The Asquith version",] ''The Guardian'', 6 February 2003</ref> At the end of the 1920s he began his career with the direction of four silent films the last of which, ''A Cottage on Dartmoor'' established his reputation with its meticulous and often emotionally moving frame composition.<ref name=BFI1>http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/447391/index.html Anthony Asquith biography at BFI Screenonline</ref> ''Pygmalion'' (1938) was based on George Bernard Shaw's play featuring Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller. He was a longtime friend and colleague of [[Terence Rattigan]], they collaborated on ten films, and producer Anatole de Grunwald. His later films included Rattigan's ''The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and ''The Browning Version'' (1951), and [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 film)\|The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1952).

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	'''Anthony Asquith''' (1902–1968) was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright [[Terence Rattigan]] on ''\|The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and ''The Browning Version'' (1951). His other films included ''Pygmalion'' (1938), ''French Without Tears'' (1940), ''The Way to the Stars'' (1945), and a 1952 adaptation of [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''.		[[File:Anthony Asquith.jpg\|thumb\|Anthony Asquith]]'''Anthony Asquith''' (1902–1968) was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright [[Terence Rattigan]] on ''\|The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and ''The Browning Version'' (1951). His other films included ''Pygmalion'' (1938), ''French Without Tears'' (1940), ''The Way to the Stars'' (1945), and a 1952 adaptation of [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''.

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Anthony Asquith was born in London, the son of H H Asquith (later Prime Minister)~~, and [[Margot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith\|Margot Asquith]] who was responsible for 'Puffin' as his family nickname~~. He was educated at [[Winchester College]] and Balliol College, [[Oxford]].		Anthony Asquith was born in London, the son of H H Asquith (later Prime Minister). He was educated at [[Winchester College]] and Balliol College, [[Oxford]].

	The film industry was viewed as disreputable when Asquith was young, and according to the actor [[Jonathan Cecil]], a family friend, Asquith entered his profession in order to escape his background.<ref name="Macnab">Geoffrey Macnab [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/feb/06/artsfeatures "The Asquith version",] ''The Guardian'', 6 February 2003</ref> At the end of the 1920s he began his career with the direction of four silent films the last of which, ''A Cottage on Dartmoor'' established his reputation with its meticulous and often emotionally moving frame composition.<ref name=BFI1>http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/447391/index.html Anthony Asquith biography</ref> ~~at BFI Screenonline~~ ''~~[[Pygmalion (1938 film)\|~~Pygmalion]]'' (1938) was based on ~~the [[~~George Bernard Shaw]] play featuring ~~[[Leslie Howard (actor)\|~~Leslie Howard]] and [[Wendy Hiller]]. He was a longtime friend and colleague of [[Terence Rattigan]], they collaborated on ten films, and producer [[Anatole de Grunwald]]. His later films included Rattigan's ''[[The Winslow Boy ~~(1948 film)\|The Winslow Boy]]~~'' (1948) and ''[[The Browning Version ~~(1951 film)\|The Browning Version]]~~'' (1951), and [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 film)\|The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1952).		The film industry was viewed as disreputable when Asquith was young, and according to the actor Jonathan Cecil, a family friend, Asquith entered his profession in order to escape his background.<ref name="Macnab">Geoffrey Macnab [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/feb/06/artsfeatures "The Asquith version",] ''The Guardian'', 6 February 2003</ref> At the end of the 1920s he began his career with the direction of four silent films the last of which, ''A Cottage on Dartmoor'' established his reputation with its meticulous and often emotionally moving frame composition.<ref name=BFI1>http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/447391/index.html Anthony Asquith biography at BFI Screenonline</ref> ''Pygmalion'' (1938) was based on George Bernard Shaw's play featuring Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller. He was a longtime friend and colleague of [[Terence Rattigan]], they collaborated on ten films, and producer Anatole de Grunwald. His later films included Rattigan's ''The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and ''The Browning Version'' (1951), and [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 film)\|The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1952).

	Asquith, an alcoholic,<ref name="Macnab"/> was a charming, gentle man and a closeted homosexual<ref>Stephen Bourne "Behind the masks: Anthony Asquith and Brian Desmond Hurst" in Robin Griffiths (ed.) ''British Queer Cinema'', Oxford: Routledge, 2006, p.37</ref> who never married. Asquith died from lymphoma at the age of 65.		Asquith, an alcoholic,<ref name="Macnab"/> was a charming, gentle man and a closeted homosexual<ref>Stephen Bourne "Behind the masks: Anthony Asquith and Brian Desmond Hurst" in Robin Griffiths (ed.) ''British Queer Cinema'', Oxford: Routledge, 2006, p.37</ref> who never married. Asquith died from lymphoma at the age of 65.

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	Anthony Asquith was born in London, the son of H H Asquith (later Prime Minister), and [[Margot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith\|Margot Asquith]] who was responsible for 'Puffin' as his family nickname. He was educated at [[Winchester College]] and Balliol College, [[Oxford]].		Anthony Asquith was born in London, the son of H H Asquith (later Prime Minister), and [[Margot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith\|Margot Asquith]] who was responsible for 'Puffin' as his family nickname. He was educated at [[Winchester College]] and Balliol College, [[Oxford]].

	The film industry was viewed as disreputable when Asquith was young, and according to the actor [[Jonathan Cecil]], a family friend, Asquith entered his profession in order to escape his background.<ref name="Macnab">Geoffrey Macnab [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/feb/06/artsfeatures "The Asquith version",] ''The Guardian'', 6 February 2003</ref> At the end of the 1920s he began his career with the direction of four silent films the last of which, ''A Cottage on Dartmoor'' established his reputation with its meticulous and often emotionally moving frame composition.<ref name="BFI1"/>[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/447391/index.html Anthony Asquith biography] at BFI Screenonline ''[[Pygmalion (1938 film)\|Pygmalion]]'' (1938) was based on the [[George Bernard Shaw]] play featuring [[Leslie Howard (actor)\|Leslie Howard]] and [[Wendy Hiller]]. He was a longtime friend and colleague of [[Terence Rattigan]], they collaborated on ten films, and producer [[Anatole de Grunwald]]. His later films included Rattigan's ''[[The Winslow Boy (1948 film)\|The Winslow Boy]]'' (1948) and ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)\|The Browning Version]]'' (1951), and [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 film)\|The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1952).		The film industry was viewed as disreputable when Asquith was young, and according to the actor [[Jonathan Cecil]], a family friend, Asquith entered his profession in order to escape his background.<ref name="Macnab">Geoffrey Macnab [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/feb/06/artsfeatures "The Asquith version",] ''The Guardian'', 6 February 2003</ref> At the end of the 1920s he began his career with the direction of four silent films the last of which, ''A Cottage on Dartmoor'' established his reputation with its meticulous and often emotionally moving frame composition.<ref name=BFI1>http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/447391/index.html Anthony Asquith biography</ref> at BFI Screenonline ''[[Pygmalion (1938 film)\|Pygmalion]]'' (1938) was based on the [[George Bernard Shaw]] play featuring [[Leslie Howard (actor)\|Leslie Howard]] and [[Wendy Hiller]]. He was a longtime friend and colleague of [[Terence Rattigan]], they collaborated on ten films, and producer [[Anatole de Grunwald]]. His later films included Rattigan's ''[[The Winslow Boy (1948 film)\|The Winslow Boy]]'' (1948) and ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)\|The Browning Version]]'' (1951), and [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 film)\|The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1952).

	Asquith, an alcoholic,<ref name="Macnab"/> was a charming, gentle man and a ~~[[The closet\|~~closeted]] homosexual<ref>Stephen Bourne "Behind the masks: Anthony Asquith and Brian Desmond Hurst" in Robin Griffiths (ed.) ''British Queer Cinema'', Oxford: Routledge, 2006, p.37</ref> who never married. Asquith died from [[lymphoma]] at the age of 65.		Asquith, an alcoholic,<ref name="Macnab"/> was a charming, gentle man and a closeted homosexual<ref>Stephen Bourne "Behind the masks: Anthony Asquith and Brian Desmond Hurst" in Robin Griffiths (ed.) ''British Queer Cinema'', Oxford: Routledge, 2006, p.37</ref> who never married. Asquith died from lymphoma at the age of 65.

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	Anthony Asquith was born in London, the son of H H Asquith (later Prime Minister), and [[Margot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith\|Margot Asquith]] who was responsible for 'Puffin' as his family nickname. He was educated at [[Winchester College]] and Balliol College, [[Oxford]].		Anthony Asquith was born in London, the son of H H Asquith (later Prime Minister), and [[Margot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith\|Margot Asquith]] who was responsible for 'Puffin' as his family nickname. He was educated at [[Winchester College]] and Balliol College, [[Oxford]].

	The film industry was viewed as disreputable when Asquith was young, and according to the actor [[Jonathan Cecil]], a family friend, Asquith entered his profession in order to escape his background.<ref name="Macnab">Geoffrey Macnab [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/feb/06/artsfeatures "The Asquith version",] ''The Guardian'', 6 February 2003</ref> At the end of the 1920s he began his career with the direction of four silent films the last of which, ''A Cottage on Dartmoor'' established his reputation with its meticulous and often emotionally moving frame composition.<ref name="BFI1"/> ''[[Pygmalion (1938 film)\|Pygmalion]]'' (1938) was based on the [[George Bernard Shaw]] play featuring [[Leslie Howard (actor)\|Leslie Howard]] and [[Wendy Hiller]]. He was a longtime friend and colleague of [[Terence Rattigan]], they collaborated on ten films, and producer [[Anatole de Grunwald]]. His later films included Rattigan's ''[[The Winslow Boy (1948 film)\|The Winslow Boy]]'' (1948) and ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)\|The Browning Version]]'' (1951), and [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 film)\|The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1952).		The film industry was viewed as disreputable when Asquith was young, and according to the actor [[Jonathan Cecil]], a family friend, Asquith entered his profession in order to escape his background.<ref name="Macnab">Geoffrey Macnab [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/feb/06/artsfeatures "The Asquith version",] ''The Guardian'', 6 February 2003</ref> At the end of the 1920s he began his career with the direction of four silent films the last of which, ''A Cottage on Dartmoor'' established his reputation with its meticulous and often emotionally moving frame composition.<ref name="BFI1"/>[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/447391/index.html Anthony Asquith biography] at BFI Screenonline ''[[Pygmalion (1938 film)\|Pygmalion]]'' (1938) was based on the [[George Bernard Shaw]] play featuring [[Leslie Howard (actor)\|Leslie Howard]] and [[Wendy Hiller]]. He was a longtime friend and colleague of [[Terence Rattigan]], they collaborated on ten films, and producer [[Anatole de Grunwald]]. His later films included Rattigan's ''[[The Winslow Boy (1948 film)\|The Winslow Boy]]'' (1948) and ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)\|The Browning Version]]'' (1951), and [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 film)\|The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1952).

	Asquith, an alcoholic,<ref name="Macnab"/> was a charming, gentle man and a [[The closet\|closeted]] homosexual<ref>Stephen Bourne "Behind the masks: Anthony Asquith and Brian Desmond Hurst" in Robin Griffiths (ed.) ''British Queer Cinema'', Oxford: Routledge, 2006, p.37</ref> who never married. Asquith died from [[lymphoma]] at the age of 65.		Asquith, an alcoholic,<ref name="Macnab"/> was a charming, gentle man and a [[The closet\|closeted]] homosexual<ref>Stephen Bourne "Behind the masks: Anthony Asquith and Brian Desmond Hurst" in Robin Griffiths (ed.) ''British Queer Cinema'', Oxford: Routledge, 2006, p.37</ref> who never married. Asquith died from [[lymphoma]] at the age of 65.

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'''Anthony Asquith''' (1902–1968) was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright [[Terence Rattigan]] on ''|The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and ''The Browning Version'' (1951). His other films included ''Pygmalion'' (1938), ''French Without Tears'' (1940), ''The Way to the Stars'' (1945), and a 1952 adaptation of [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''.

==Biography==
Anthony Asquith was born in London, the son of H H Asquith (later Prime Minister), and [[Margot Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith|Margot Asquith]] who was responsible for 'Puffin' as his family nickname. He was educated at [[Winchester College]] and Balliol College, [[Oxford]].

The film industry was viewed as disreputable when Asquith was young, and according to the actor [[Jonathan Cecil]], a family friend, Asquith entered his profession in order to escape his background.<ref name="Macnab">Geoffrey Macnab [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/feb/06/artsfeatures "The Asquith version",] ''The Guardian'', 6 February 2003</ref> At the end of the 1920s he began his career with the direction of four silent films the last of which, ''A Cottage on Dartmoor'' established his reputation with its meticulous and often emotionally moving frame composition.<ref name="BFI1"/> ''[[Pygmalion (1938 film)|Pygmalion]]'' (1938) was based on the [[George Bernard Shaw]] play featuring [[Leslie Howard (actor)|Leslie Howard]] and [[Wendy Hiller]]. He was a longtime friend and colleague of [[Terence Rattigan]], they collaborated on ten films, and producer [[Anatole de Grunwald]]. His later films included Rattigan's ''[[The Winslow Boy (1948 film)|The Winslow Boy]]'' (1948) and ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'' (1951), and [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 film)|The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1952).

Asquith, an alcoholic,<ref name="Macnab"/> was a charming, gentle man and a [[The closet|closeted]] homosexual<ref>Stephen Bourne "Behind the masks: Anthony Asquith and Brian Desmond Hurst" in Robin Griffiths (ed.) ''British Queer Cinema'', Oxford: Routledge, 2006, p.37</ref> who never married. Asquith died from [[lymphoma]] at the age of 65.

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