Eric Maschwitz

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broadcaster human radio producer screenwriter songwriter television producer

Eric Maschwitz was a British songwriter, broadcaster, and screenwriter best known for penning popular songs such as "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and for his influential work in early BBC radio and television.

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Label Occurrences
Eric Maschwitz canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf broadcaster ⓘ
human ⓘ
radio producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Holt Marvell NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1901-06-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1969-10-27 ⓘ
educatedAt Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Repton School NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer Associated British Picture Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
BBC ⓘ
British Broadcasting Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Albert Eric Maschwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre film ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
popular music ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
name Eric Maschwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableWork A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
Goodnight Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Room 504 ⓘ
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation broadcaster ⓘ
radio executive ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Edgware NERFINISHED ⓘ
England ⓘ
Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
positionHeld Assistant Controller, BBC Television Service ⓘ
Head of Variety, BBC ⓘ
spouse Hermione Gingold NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedPenName Holt Marvell NERFINISHED ⓘ
workedOn early BBC radio ⓘ
early BBC television ⓘ
wroteLyricsFor A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
Goodnight Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Room 504 NERFINISHED ⓘ
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Hermione Gingold → spouse → Eric Maschwitz ⓘ
Goodbye, Mr. Chips → screenwriter → Eric Maschwitz ⓘ
song "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" → lyricist → Eric Maschwitz ⓘ
subject surface form: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square