great Fun Quiz 79

[grumpy01]

Some hints on the following would be appreciated.
He shared his real surname with a post 1964 chief of the general staff and in the 188o's wrote a novel that was losely based on the Pygmalion legend. This in time was to inspire which 1940's musical.
Who won the world snooker championship in the most recent year that play was halted by water during the event.
Which aircraft manufacturing company named after the founder who was also chief designer is an anagram of the surname of a wimbledon singles winner who defeated an african born challenger in the final.

[Mamyalynne]

Eeeeek isn't this the quiz where you get a right good telling off when you ask online, I don't do these any more.

[grumpy01]

woops,sorry.

[Mamyalynne]

It is only what I have read of the compilers wishes and may well be wrong.

[squarebear]

Ask away grumpy. Any and all questions are welcome here.

[mac44]

Snooker. Don't know if it was the most recent but in 1999 reigning champion John Higgins was beaten by Mark Williams after rain stopped play. Williams was beaten in the final by another Scot.

[shaneystar2]

The tennis one might be Antonov ( Russian aircraft Co. ) anagram of Novotna (Jana) but I have no idea who she beat who was African born .

[DaisyNonna]

Completely confused but Lawrence of Arabia springs to mind for the first part of the question.