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Arthur Harold Wimperis (3 December 1874 – 14 October 1953) was an English playwright, lyricist and screenwriter, who contributed lyrics and libretti to popular Edwardian musical comedies written for the stage.
Lyricist and librettist for a quarter of a century of London shows. Wimperis began his working life as a black-and-white artist, and it was not until after the Boer War, in which he served with Paget's, Horse (1899-1902), that he began a writing career.
It is a satire on World War I, and by extension on war in general. The title is derived from the "somewhat satirical" [2] music hall song "Oh! It's a Lovely War!", which is one of the major numbers in the production.
Arthur Harold Wimperis (3 December 1874 – 14 October 1953) was an English playwright, lyricist and screenwriter, who contributed lyrics and libretti to popular Edwardian musical comedies written for the stage.
The dairymaids : new farcical musical play in two acts and three scenes / book by A. M. Thompson and Robert Courtneidge ; lyrics by Paul A. Rubens and Arthur Wimperis ; music by Paul A. Rubens and Frank E. Tours.
Arthur Wimperis was born on 3 December 1874 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Mrs. Miniver (1942), Random Harvest (1942) and Knight Without Armor (1937). He died on 14 October 1953 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK.
Arthur or ‘Robin’ Davenport was Pélissier’s most prolific collaborator as a lyricist, with at least 30 published songs to his credit in the H.G.Pélissier collection – amounting to almost half the output.
