Robert Vansittart

Robert Gilbert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart GCB GCMG MVO PC (25 Juin 1881 – 14 Février 1957), known as Sir Robert Vansittart between 1929 and 1941, ce qui a senior British diplomate in the period before and during the Second World war. He was Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from 1928 to 1930 and en Permanence Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office from 1930 to 1938 and later served as Chief Diplomatic Adviser to the British Government. He is best remembered for his opposition to apaisement and his strong stance against Germany during and after the Second World war. Vansittart donc, ce qui a published poète, romancier and playwright. Vansittart ce qui a close friend of producteur Alexander Korda. He helped Korda with the financing of London Film. His full title, awarded to him after World war II, ce Baron Vansittart of Denham, after the town where London Film had its studio. Vansittart contributed to four motion pictures. He wrote the screenplay for Wedding Rehearsal (1933), contributed dialogue to Sixty glorieuses (1938) et, sous le pseudonyme de Robert Denham," provided song lyrics for Korda s The Thief of Bagdad (1940) et "The Jungle Book" (1942), in collaboration with the noted Hungarian composer Miklós Rózsa with whom he also wrote the concert musical work for voix, "Beast of Burden" (1940).