| Intro | British screenwriter |
| Was |
Actor Screenwriter |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 26 February 1905, Folkestone |
| Death |
1 February 1999 (aged 93 years) |
| Star sign | Pisces |
Vernon Harris (26 February 1905, Folkestone – February 1999, Surrey) was a British screenwriter. He often worked with the film director Lewis Gilbert. Harris was nominated for an Oscar for his script for Oliver! (1968).
Credits
Screenwriter
- Play Up the Band (1935)
- Joy Ride (1935)
- A Case for PC 49 (1951)
- Emergency Call (1952)
- Albert R.N. (1953)
- The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
- The Good Die Young (1954)
- Three Men in a Boat (1956, joint nomination with Hubert Gregg for BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay)
- Reach for the Sky (1956)
- The Admirable Crichton (1957)
- Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
- Almost Angels (1962)
- Oliver! (1968 – 1969 nominee for Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay)
As script editor
- The Adventurers (1970)
- Seven Nights in Japan (1976)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Moonraker (1979)
- Educating Rita (1983)
Storyboard artist
- Shirley Valentine (1989)
Actor
- Show Flat (1936)