Anthony Asquith
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The Honourable Anthony Asquith (November 9,1902 - February 20, 1968) was a respected British film director. He was the son of Herbert Henry Asquith, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War I, and Margot Asquith and he was known as 'Puffin'.
He directed a film version of the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion in 1938, which featured Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller and predated the better known adaptation My Fair Lady (1964).
His later films include The Winslow Boy (1948), The Browning Version 1951), and The Importance of Being Earnest (1952). The last two starred Michael Redgrave and all three have been remade more recently.
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