Stage acting debut in London children's show, "The Goldfish"

Screen acting debut in D.W. Griffith's "Hearts of the World"

First plays (three) adapted for screen

Sketch "Early Mourning" adapted for talking short

First US film adaptation, "Private Lives"

Wrote first screenplay, "Bitter Sweet"

Returned to film acting in "The Scoundrel"

First film as producer and co-director (with David Lean), "In Which We Serve"; received special Oscar for the film

First work adapted for TV, "Blithe Spirit" (NBC)

First appeared on TV (also directed), "Together with Music", a CBS variety special

Began nightclub appearances

Last TV appearance, as Caesar in "Androcles and the Lion" (NBC)

Last film appearance, "The Italian Job"

Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II

Five short stories adapted for TV (PBS)