Rowland Leigh

Rowland Leigh (born Roland Henry Gordon Leigh; 16 May 1902 – 8 October 1963) was an aristocratic Anglo-American lyricist, screenwriter and librettist who worked with many famous actors and musicians during his career on Broadway and in Hollywood.

Family His mother, Mable, was the youngest daughter of General William Washington Gordon and Nellie Kinzie Gordon, and he was in remainder to the peerage title of Baron Leigh, through his father the Hon Rowland Leigh (1859–1943).

Leigh married 17 November 1937 Catherine de Bernard de La Fosse, daughter of Vicomte Pierre de Bernard de La Fosse, of Château de Beaumont, Loir-et-Cher, France, but they had no children and divorced in 1943.

Works

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 1930 Elstree Calling 1932 Congress Dances adaption and lyric lyrics to "Just Once for All Time" F.P.1 music 1936 screenplay written with Michael Jacoby1937 Tovarich dialogue director The Great Garrick contributor to screenplay construction and dialogue (uncredited) based on the play Ladies and Gentlemen by Ernest Vajda First Lady screenplay based on the play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Katharine Dayton.1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood screenplay construction contributor (uncredited) and contributor to treatment (uncredited) Men Are Such Fools screenplay constructor (uncredited) based on a Saturday Evening Post story by Faith Baldwin Secrets of an Actress screenplay 1940 Vigil in the Night screenplay based on Vigil in the Night by A. J. Cronin My Love Came Back screenplay construction contributor (uncredited)1944 Knickerbocker Holiday screenplay based on the musical Knickerbocker Holiday by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson Summer Storm screenplay based on the novella The Shooting Party by Anton Chekhov The Master Race screenplay1945 A Song for Miss Julie screenplay1946 Heartbeat additional dialogue 1947 Tarzan and the Huntress screenplay/story based on characters by Edgar Rice Burroughs Heaven Only Knows screenplay 1949 Siren of Atlantis screenplay based on the novel Atlantida by Pierre Benoît Addio Mimí! writer based on the novel Latin Quarter by Henri Murger

Stage works Stage works Year Title Type Role Notes 1930 Wonder Bar musical comedy lyrics and adapted libretto music by and libretto/lyrics by Géza Herczeg and Karl Farkas, translated from Die Wunder-Bar 1932 The Dubarry operetta lyrics and adapted libretto music by Carl Millocker and libretto by Desmond Carter, translated from Gräfin Dubarry 1934 A Divine Moment play director written by Robert Hare Powel musical lyrics and book music by Rudolf Friml, lyrics and book by George Rosener and John Shubert 1937 Three Waltzes musical book based on music by Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II, and Oscar Straus, book by Clare Kummer, based on a play by and Armin Robinson You Never Know musical lyrics, book, and director music by Cole Porter and , lyrics by Porter and Edwin Gilbert, based on By Candlelight by and Karl Farkas 1940 Walk With Music musical supervised by music by Hoagy Carmichael, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, book by Guy Bolton, Parke Levy, and Alan Lipscott play director written by Lawrence Riley,co-directed by Frank Merlin 1941 Night of Love musical lyrics and book music by Robert Stolz, based on a play by Lili Hatvany Gabrielle play producer written by Leonardo Bercovici, based on Tristan by Thomas Mann, incidental music by Rudi Revil 1948 My Romance musical lyrics, book, and director music by Sigmund Romberg