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Winterset (1936) -- Immigrant radical Bartolomeo Romagna is falsely condemned and executed for a payroll robbery. Years later, his son Mio sets out to find the truth of the crime and to bring to account the gangster Trock Estrella.

We Live Again (1934) -- Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime...

Overview

Date of Birth:

15 December 1888, Atlantic, Pennsylvania, USA more

Date of Death:

28 February 1959, Stamford, Connecticut, USA more

Mini Biography:

Author, playwright, reporter and lyricist ("The September Song", "Lost... more

Trivia:

His papers are housed in the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special ... more

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. more

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(3 articles)

Walter Hill: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 9 September 2009, 12:07 AM, PDT)
Key Largo | Review
(From SmellsLikeScreenSpirit. 12 May 2009, 7:08 AM, PDT)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Meet Joe Black (1998)	(earlier screenplay) (inspiration)	1998	$143M	6.8 (50,129)

2.	The Bad Seed (1985) (TV)	(play)	1985	-	5.2 (168)

3.	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)	(4 episodes, 1959-1975)	1975	-	8.6 (63)
	AKAs: Hallmark Television Playhouse 4 TV episodes: "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Valley Forge (#25.2)" (play) "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Elizabeth the Queen (#17.3)" (play "Elizabeth the Queen") "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Barefoot in Athens (#16.1)" (play) "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Winterset (#9.1)" (play)
4.	Lost in the Stars (1974)	(play)	1974	-	6.2 (32)
	AKAs: Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson's Lost in the Stars (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title)
5.	Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)	(play)	1969	-	7.5 (2,323)
	AKAs: Anne of a Thousand Days
6.	The Star Wagon (1966) (TV)	(play)	1966	-	7.7 (50)

7.	Kötü tohum (1963)	(play "The Bad Seed")	1963	-	6.9 (19)
	AKAs: The Bad Seed (International: English title)
8.	"Golden Showcase" (1961)	(1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Golden Showcase: Saturday's Children" (play "Saturday's Children")
9.	Ben-Hur (1959)	(contributing writer) (uncredited)	1959	-	8.2 (52,487)
	AKAs: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (USA: alternative title)
10.	Never Steal Anything Small (1959)	(play "The Devil's Hornpipe")	1959	-	5.7 (111)

11.	Vertigo (1958)	(contributing writer) (uncredited)	1958	-	8.6 (82,294)
	AKAs: 'Vertigo' (USA: poster title) Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (USA: complete title)
12.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	(1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: "Playhouse 90: The Star Wagon (#1.17)" (play)
13.	The Wrong Man (1956)	(screenplay) (story)	1956	-	7.5 (6,548)

14.	"The Alcoa Hour" (1955)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	6.4 (14)
	1 TV episode: "The Alcoa Hour: Key Largo (#2.3)" (play)
15.	The Bad Seed (1956)	(play)	1956	-	7.3 (3,437)

16.	"Ford Star Jubilee" (1955)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	6.8 (16)
	1 TV episode: "Ford Star Jubilee: High Tor (#1.7)" (writer)
17.	"BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950)	(1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	7.7 (17)
	1 TV episode: "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre: The Masque of Kings (#6.25)" (play)
18.	"Shower of Stars" (1954)	(1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	6.7 (15)
	AKAs: Chrysler Shower of Stars 1 TV episode: "Shower of Stars: A Christmas Carol (#1.4)" (adaptation) (teleplay "A Christmas Carol")
19.	What Price Glory (1952)	(play)	1952	-	6.4 (433)

20.	"Celanese Theatre" (1951)	(2 episodes, 1951-1952)	1952	-	6.8 (7)
	2 TV episodes: "Celanese Theatre: Saturday's Children (#1.13)" (play) (episodes 1.03 and 1.13) "Celanese Theatre: Winterset (#1.3)" (play)
21.	"Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1950)	(5 episodes, 1950-1951)	1951	-	8.0 (6)
	5 TV episodes: "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse: The Buccaneer (#1.37)" (play) "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse: Night Over Taos (#1.27)" (play) "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse: Valley Forge (#1.21)" (play) (episodes 1.07, 1.20, 1.21 and 1.37) "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse: Mary of Scotland (#1.20)" (play) (episodes 1.07, 1.20, 1.21 and 1.37) "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse: Knickerbocker Holiday (#1.7)" (play) (episodes 1.07, 1.20, 1.21 and 1.37)
22.	"Lux Video Theatre" (1950)	(1 episode, 1950)	1950	-	6.4 (31)
	AKAs: Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title) 1 TV episode: "Lux Video Theatre: Saturday's Children (#1.1)" (play)
23.	"Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)	(1 episode, 1950)	1950	-	8.2 (28)
	AKAs: Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title) Kraft Theatre (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Kraft Television Theatre: Valley Forge (#3.23)" (play "Valley Forge")
24.	Joan of Arc (1948)	(play "Joan of Lorraine") (screenplay)	1948	-	6.4 (732)

25.	Key Largo (1948)	(play)	1948	-	8.0 (13,915)

26.	A la sombra del puente (1948)	(play)	1948	-	-

27.	Winterset (1945) (TV)	(play)	1945	-	-

28.	The Eve of St. Mark (1944)	(play)	1944	-	6.2 (63)
	AKAs: Maxwell Anderson's The Eve of St. Mark (USA: complete title)
29.	Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)	(play)	1944	-	5.5 (43)

30.	Saturday's Children (1940)	(play)	1940	-	6.4 (150)

31.	The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)	(play)	1939	-	7.2 (1,952)
	AKAs: Elizabeth and Essex Elizabeth the Queen (USA: TV title)
32.	Winterset (1936)	(play)	1936	-	6.3 (121)

33.	Mary of Scotland (1936)	(play)	1936	-	6.6 (810)

34.	So Red the Rose (1935)	(writer)	1935	-	7.2 (44)

35.	Maybe It's Love (1935)	(play "Saturday's Children")	1935	-	6.0 (25)

36.	The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)	(contributing writer) (uncredited)	1935	-	7.5 (883)

37.	We Live Again (1934)	(writer)	1934	-	6.2 (151)

38.	Death Takes a Holiday (1934)	(screenplay)	1934	-	7.1 (677)

39.	Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)	(story)	1932	-	6.4 (48)
	AKAs: Invisible Power (UK)
40.	Rain (1932)	(adaptation)	1932	-	7.1 (866)

41.	The Guardsman (1931)	(excerpt from play "Elizabeth the Queen") (uncredited)	1931	-	6.8 (110)

42.	Women of All Nations (1931)	(characters)	1931	-	5.9 (26)

43.	One Romantic Night (1930)	(adaptation)	1930	-	7.1 (151)
	AKAs: The Swan (USA: reissue title)
44.	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)	(adaptation & dialogue)	1930	-	8.1 (19,076)

45.	The Cock-Eyed World (1929)	(story)	1929	-	5.8 (22)
	AKAs: The Cockeyed World
46.	Saturday's Children (1929)	(play)	1929	-	-

47.	What Price Glory (1926)	(play)	1926	-	7.5 (131)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Bragging Rites: The Carolina-Clemson Rivalry (2003)	(lyrics: "September Song")	2003	-	7.0 (5)

2.	My House in Umbria (2003) (TV)	(lyrics: "September Song")	2003	-	6.9 (1,706)
	AKAs: La mia casa in Umbria (Italy)
3.	There Goes My Baby (1994)	(writer: "I Wonder Why")	1994	-	6.3 (477)
	AKAs: The Last Days of Paradise (USA: alternative title)
4.	Texasville (1990)	(writer: "September Song")	1990	-	5.6 (1,084)

5.	John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)	(lyrics: "September Song" From the musical play "Knickerbocker Holiday")	1989	-	7.4 (104)
	AKAs: John Huston (USA: alternative title)
6.	Radio Days (1987)	(lyrics: "September Song" (1944))	1987	-	7.5 (9,899)

7.	"The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)	(1 episode, 1970)	1970	-	7.6 (80)
	1 TV episode: "The Mike Douglas Show: (1970-09-11)" (writer: "September Song")
8.	Judy Garland in Concert (1964)	(lyrics: "Lost In the Stars")	1964	-	8.2 (37)

9.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	(1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Toast of the Town: (#17.1)" (lyrics: "September Song" (uncredited))
10.	Never Steal Anything Small (1959)	(lyrics: "Never Steal Anything Small", "I'm Sorry, I Want a Ferrari", "I Haven't Got a Thing to Wear", "It Takes Love to Make a Home", "Helping Our Friends")	1959	-	5.7 (111)

11.	The Edsel Show (1957) (TV)	(lyrics: "September Song" (uncredited))	1957	-	7.2 (9)

12.	"Ford Star Jubilee" (1955)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	6.8 (16)
	1 TV episode: "Ford Star Jubilee: High Tor (#1.7)" (lyrics: "John Barleycorn", "A Little Love, a Little While", "Living One Day at a Time", "Once Upon a Long Ago", "Sad Is the Life of the Sailor's Wife", "When You're in Love")
13.	"The Jack Benny Program" (1950)	(1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	8.8 (191)
	AKAs: The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title) The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "The Jack Benny Program: Liberace Show (#4.7)" (writer: "September Song")
14.	I'll Close My Eyes (1947)	(lyrics: "September Song")	1947	-	-
	AKAs: Community Sing 8658: I'll Close My Eyes (USA: series title)
15.	Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)	(lyrics: "September Song", "There's Nowhere to Go But Up", "It Never Was You", "The One Indispensable Man")	1944	-	5.5 (43)

Self				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	On Stage! (1949)	Himself	1949	-	-
		AKAs: The March of Time: On Stage! (USA: alternative title)

Additional Details

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Playwright: "Saturday's Children", 1927 (filmed as Saturday's Children (1929), Maybe It's Love (1935), Saturday's Children (1940)) more

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4 Print Biographies | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more

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Drama | Comedy | Romance | Music more

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