{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/71789/lajos-biro",
  "name": "Lajos Biró",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/71789/lajos-biro",
  "knownForDepartment": "Writing",
  "description": "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n\nLajos Bíró (born Lajos Blau) (22 August 1880 – 9 September 1948) was a Hungarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who wrote many films from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. He was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now Oradea, Romania) and eventually moved to the United Kingdom where he worked as a scenario chief for London Film Productions run by Alexander Korda, collaborating on many screenplays with Arthur Wimperis. He died in London on 9 September 1948 of a heart attack. He is buried in the northern section of Hampstead Cemetery in north London.\n\nIn 1929, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Writing for The Last Command, but lost to Ben Hecht for Underworld, the only other nomination in this category.",
  "birthDate": "1880-08-22",
  "deathDate": "1948-09-09",
  "birthPlace": "Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary [now Oradea, Romania]",
  "alternateName": [
    "Lajos Biro",
    "Ludwig Biro",
    "Lajos Bíró",
    "Ludwig Biró"
  ],
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/j3nFK8WH3fPYDuJRBuYFOt1n5zd.jpg",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0083742"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "3 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 12232,
      "title": "The Thief of Bagdad",
      "year": "1940",
      "role": "Scenario Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.135,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8Fs29JYTOkDluTXgbvLRIaps6PO.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/12232/the-thief-of-bagdad-1940"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 60216,
      "title": "Five Graves to Cairo",
      "year": "1943",
      "role": "Theatre Play",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.953,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sZuSO4VcIzsGWuoQoM6oEyfp1HV.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/60216/five-graves-to-cairo-1943"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 43687,
      "title": "The Rise of Catherine the Great",
      "year": "1934",
      "role": "Story",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.818,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tcfc8jgMrmP0R6VD2cSqr58D1IQ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/43687/the-rise-of-catherine-the-great-1934"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 32596,
      "title": "An Ideal Husband",
      "year": "1947",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ivoNvbYf82RRtTnqlKuWjypZdZP.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/32596/an-ideal-husband-1947"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 43122,
      "title": "The Private Life of Henry VIII",
      "year": "1933",
      "role": "Story",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.402,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ncQC8U3gGFhCTWlxxn32nkFr2d4.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/43122/the-private-life-of-henry-viii-1933"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 43858,
      "title": "Elephant Boy",
      "year": "1937",
      "role": "Script Editor",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.619,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jacHhCmsnjl8eG5AGluDHE0mDzs.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/43858/elephant-boy-1937"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 52679,
      "title": "The Last Command",
      "year": "1928",
      "role": "Story",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.341,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/uKb5bFIwEzDtT3km99lqQBGNFCx.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/52679/the-last-command-1928"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 43850,
      "title": "The Divorce of Lady X",
      "year": "1938",
      "role": "Adaptation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.02,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/hJIu073QhiXdxOYlmA07yNRPFRP.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/43850/the-divorce-of-lady-x-1938"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 77123,
      "title": "A Royal Scandal",
      "year": "1945",
      "role": "Theatre Play",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.974,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cv25KxImscW0OoyO6Qju6DniveP.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/77123/a-royal-scandal-1945"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 22614,
      "title": "The Scarlet Pimpernel",
      "year": "1934",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.007,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9sPfawJsdTnlmdNmPHrsOA9bx2I.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/22614/the-scarlet-pimpernel-1934"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 283840,
      "title": "Forbidden Paradise",
      "year": "1924",
      "role": "Theatre Play",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.556,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/mpDbxl8EtZjbBaRQlQuy0OFiAMs.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/283840/forbidden-paradise-1924"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 76269,
      "title": "Storm Over the Nile",
      "year": "1955",
      "role": "Additional Dialogue",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.35,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/r8h79cVjel9608pq5bOVQCFDuJN.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/76269/storm-over-the-nile-1955"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 248263,
      "title": "Hotel Imperial",
      "year": "1939",
      "role": "Story",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ec4pjDLaPmQhJhhRZGOpyuLwoW9.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/248263/hotel-imperial-1939"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 43852,
      "title": "The Drum",
      "year": "1938",
      "role": "Adaptation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.058,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7Opkwzeohwz2II4nMvYvbSqucFj.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/43852/the-drum-1938"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 50031,
      "title": "Rembrandt",
      "year": "1936",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.803,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/mGoJsDTITN1WBCEUzbSQEEUIGzj.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/50031/rembrandt-1936"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 38719,
      "title": "The Private Life of Don Juan",
      "year": "1934",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.952,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/rdCif05jERKmsYeAgQxvHUu2FOM.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/38719/the-private-life-of-don-juan-1934"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 108270,
      "title": "Wedding Rehearsal",
      "year": "1932",
      "role": "Story",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cSsEHkLC1eARtXKr2DUYsn23SlJ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/108270/wedding-rehearsal-1932"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 85499,
      "title": "The Way of All Flesh",
      "year": "1927",
      "role": "Adaptation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jt9lEr6SIxROmLBqES9H6XQUtO0.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/85499/the-way-of-all-flesh-1927"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 475156,
      "title": "Michael and Mary",
      "year": "1931",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kbSQOP2L9mixH6rNffqZd6Ne07L.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/475156/michael-and-mary-1931"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 415506,
      "title": "The Way of All Flesh",
      "year": "1940",
      "role": "Story",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.625,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nR7aEYlQisENxeNcEXD6SIzf9da.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/415506/the-way-of-all-flesh-1940"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 264422,
      "title": "Service for Ladies",
      "year": "1932",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.625,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9UeFlT907fehY9KBxFHzCJAFoBs.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/264422/service-for-ladies-1932"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 385444,
      "title": "Their Mad Moment",
      "year": "1931",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5AGtDrxOwbEJp9TX04phVIk5CfX.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/385444/their-mad-moment-1931"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 149461,
      "title": "Under the Red Robe",
      "year": "1937",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.75,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5LKLxmSCj8SI0bkBp3tAm3RnguU.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/149461/under-the-red-robe-1937"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 258393,
      "title": "The Yellow Lily",
      "year": "1928",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sd16TPBKKlirbXybn71A2OwnZGs.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/258393/the-yellow-lily-1928"
    }
  ]
}