Vernon Harris

Vernon Reginald Harris (26 February 1905 – 26 January 1999) was a British screenwriter. Harris was born in Folkestone. He worked extensively for radio at the BBC, notably on PC49 and Band Waggon.[1][2]

Life and career

Harris often worked with the film director Lewis Gilbert[3] who said:

[Harris] worked with me in some way on almost every film I did over nearly forty years. In those early days, we very often did the complete screenplay together. Vernon’s real strength was as a script editor. We would lay out the scenario together and we would then usually depend upon a dialogue writer to supply the dialogue.[4]

Harris was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his script for film Oliver! (1968).[5] He died on 26 January 1999, aged 93.[6][7]

Credits

Screenwriter

As script editor

Storyboard artist

Actor

Radio Writer

References

  1. ^ CRIME DOES PAY: --for Alan Stranks, the writer who created radio's famous characters P.-c. 49 and Flint of the Flying Squad Shirley Long, H W. Answers; London Vol. 122, Iss. 3164, (Dec 20, 1952): 6.
  2. ^ "Vernon Gilbert Harris | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "Lewis Gilbert obituary: director who entertained Britain for decades | Sight & Sound". British Film Institute.
  4. ^ McFarlane, Brian (1997). An autobiography of British cinema : as told by the filmmakers and actors who made it. p. 221.
  5. ^ 'Friends' Together Again Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 7 Aug 1974: f16.
  6. ^ "Vernon Reginald Harris b. 1905". GRO Index. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  7. ^ "Vernon Reginald Harris". Probate Search. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  8. ^ Vagg, Stephen (21 June 2025). "Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation Films of 1958". Filmink. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Film in 1959 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
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