Geoffrey Orme, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Geoffrey Orme

British screen writer

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1904

Place of Birth: Ilford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1978

Profession: screenwriter, science fiction writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Geoffrey Percival Orme (10 June 1904 – 21 January 1978) was a British screenwriter for television and film. Orme's prolific film work extended from the 1930s to the 1960s and included a number of the popular Old Mother Riley films starring Arthur Lucan. His script for the BBC television series Doctor Who, The Underwater Menace, was commissioned by producer Innes Lloyd and recorded with Patrick Troughton in 1967.
It featured the notion of Atlantis being buried under the sea and controlled by the insane Professor Zaroff.