. ▁His ▁subsequent ▁films ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁were ▁less ▁successful : ▁The ▁S li pper ▁and ▁the ▁Rose ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁with ▁David ▁F rost ▁as ▁executive ▁producer ; ▁International ▁Vel vet ▁( 1 9 7 8 ), ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁National ▁Vel vet ▁( 1 9 4 4 ), ▁with ▁New man ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁role ▁as ▁Elizabeth ▁Taylor ▁in ▁the ▁earlier ▁film ; ▁Better ▁Late ▁than ▁Never ▁( 1 9 8 3 ); ▁and ▁The ▁N aked ▁Face ▁( 1 9 8 4 ). ▁His ▁final ▁film ▁as ▁a ▁screen writer ▁was ▁Chap lin ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Youth ▁Theatre , ▁Writ ers ' ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁the ▁Beat rix ▁Pot ter ▁Society . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁For bes ▁owned ▁a ▁book shop ▁in ▁Virginia ▁Water , ▁Sur rey . ▁ ▁Author ▁For bes ▁wrote ▁two ▁volumes ▁of ▁aut obi ography ▁and ▁several ▁successful ▁nov els , ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁which , ▁The ▁Sold ier ' s ▁Story , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁The ▁Spect ator ▁magazine . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁For bes ' s ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁screen play , ▁The ▁An gry ▁Sil ence , ▁won ▁a ▁B AF TA ▁award , ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Oscar . ▁Only ▁Two ▁Can ▁Play ▁won ▁Best ▁British ▁Com edy ▁Screen play ▁of ▁the