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Overview

Date of Birth:

12 February 1890, Buffalo, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

13 July 1969, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Trivia:

One of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences... more

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. more

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Mark of Zorro (1974) (TV)	(adaptation) (uncredited)	1974	-	5.9 (247)

2.	The Unsuspected (1947)	(adaptation)	1947	-	7.1 (578)

3.	That Night in Rio (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	7.0 (202)

4.	The Mark of Zorro (1940)	(adaptation)	1940	-	7.7 (2,879)

5.	Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)	(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)	1939	-	7.2 (1,845)

6.	The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)	(screenplay)	1937	-	6.3 (15)
	AKAs: Dead Yesterday
7.	Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)	(story)	1936	-	7.6 (961)

8.	Half Angel (1936)	(writer)	1936	-	-

9.	Under Two Flags (1936)	(contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)	1936	-	6.5 (132)

10.	Metropolitan (1935)	(screenplay) (story)	1935	-	6.4 (45)

11.	Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)	(screenplay)	1935	-	6.9 (77)
	AKAs: Folies Bergere (USA: short title) The Man from the Folies Bergere (UK)
12.	The Mighty Barnum (1934)	(play) (screenplay)	1934	-	6.4 (29)

13.	The Iron Duke (1934)	(writer)	1934	-	6.8 (25)

14.	The Affairs of Cellini (1934)	(screenplay)	1934	-	6.1 (101)
	AKAs: The Firebrand
15.	Looking Forward (1933)	(writer)	1933	-	6.8 (87)
	AKAs: The New Deal
16.	Strange Interlude (1932)	(dialogue continuity)	1932	-	6.0 (204)
	AKAs: Strange Interval
17.	The Cuban Love Song (1931)	(screenplay)	1931	-	5.7 (36)

18.	West of Broadway (1931)	(screenplay) (story)	1931	-	8.0 (260)

19.	The Phantom of Paris (1931)	(continuity)	1931	-	8.3 (535)

20.	Laughing Sinners (1931)	(scenario)	1931	-	5.4 (135)

21.	The Prodigal (1931)	(scenario) (story "The Southerner")	1931	-	-

22.	Romance (1930)	(writer)	1930	-	6.3 (155)

23.	Our Blushing Brides (1930)	(continuity) (dialogue)	1930	-	6.3 (219)

24.	The Sea Bat (1930)	(dramatisation)	1930	-	6.0 (58)

25.	In Gay Madrid (1930)	(dialogue continuity)	1930	-	4.9 (22)

26.	Chasing Rainbows (1930)	(scenario) (story "Road Show")	1930	-	6.8 (51)
	AKAs: Road Show
27.	Wonder of Women (1929)	(writer)	1929	-	-

28.	A Woman of Affairs (1928)	(continuity)	1928	-	7.8 (475)

29.	The Mysterious Lady (1928)	(treatment and continuity)	1928	-	7.2 (391)

30.	The Scarlet Lady (1928)	(story)	1928	-	-
	AKAs: The Scarlet Woman (UK)
31.	Yellow Lily (1928)	(writer)	1928	-	-

32.	The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928)	(writer)	1928	-	-
	AKAs: Kentucky Courage
33.	Sailors' Wives (1928)	(adaptation) (screenplay)	1928	-	-

34.	Rose of the Golden West (1927)	(adaptation)	1927	-	-

35.	The Magic Flame (1927)	(writer)	1927	-	-

36.	Irish Hearts (1927)	(writer)	1927	-	2.4 (8)

37.	When a Man Loves (1927)	(adaptation)	1927	-	7.0 (87)
	AKAs: His Lady (UK)
38.	Don Juan (1926)	(writer)	1926	-	7.1 (289)

39.	The Sea Beast (1926)	(writer)	1926	-	7.4 (29)

40.	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)	(continuity)	1925	-	8.2 (3,065)
	AKAs: Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
41.	The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (1925)	(writer)	1925	-	-

42.	The Love Hour (1925)	(adaptation) (screenplay)	1925	-	-

43.	A Slave of Fashion (1925)	(writer)	1925	-	4.9 (11)

44.	The Red Lily (1924)	(scenarist)	1924	-	7.0 (128)

45.	Thy Name Is Woman (1924)	(adaptation) (screenplay)	1924	-	-

46.	Strangers of the Night (1923)	(writer)	1923	-	-
	AKAs: Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure (UK)
47.	The Dangerous Age (1923)	(writer)	1923	-	-

48.	Rose o' the Sea (1922)	(writer)	1922	-	-

49.	One Clear Call (1922)	(writer)	1922	-	-

50.	The Woman He Married (1922)	(writer)	1922	-	-

51.	Grand Larceny (1922)	(writer)	1922	-	-

52.	The Song of Life (1922)	(writer)	1922	-	-

53.	The Grim Comedian (1921)	(writer)	1921	-	-

54.	The Fighting Breed (1921)	(writer)	1921	-	-

55.	The Jackeroo of Coolabong (1920)	(writer)	1920	-	-

56.	The Man from Kangaroo (1920)	(writer)	1920	-	-
	AKAs: The Better Man (USA: recut version)
57.	The Shadow of Lightning Ridge (1920)	(writer)	1920	-	-

58.	Girl from Nowhere (1919)	(scenario) (story)	1919	-	-

59.	Big Little Person (1919)	(writer)	1919	-	-

60.	The Man Who Wouldn't Tell (1918)	(writer)	1918	-	-

61.	The Romance of Tarzan (1918)	(scenario)	1918	-	-

62.	That Devil, Bateese (1918)	(story)	1918	-	-

63.	Pretty Babies (1918)	(scenario)	1918	-	-

64.	The Red, Red Heart (1918)	(adaptation)	1918	-	-
	AKAs: The Heart of the Desert (USA: alternative title)
65.	The Grain of Dust (1918)	(adaptation)	1918	-	-
	AKAs: A Grain of Dust (USA: alternative title)
66.	Morgan's Raiders (1918)	(writer)	1918	-	-

67.	Scandal (1917)	(scenario)	1917	-	-

68.	Pay Me! (1917)	(writer)	1917	-	-
	AKAs: Pay Day The Vengeance of the West
69.	A Five Foot Ruler (1917)	(story)	1917	-	-

70.	A Wife's Suspicion (1917)	(scenario)	1917	-	-

71.	The Midnight Man (1917)	(story)	1917	-	-

72.	Three Women of France (1917)	(story)	1917	-	-

73.	The Little Orphan (1917)	(scenario)	1917	-	-
	AKAs: The Little Belgian (USA: alternative title)
74.	Bringing Home Father (1917)	(scenario)	1917	-	-

75.	The Light of Love (1917)	(scenario)	1917	-	-

76.	The Townsend Divorce Case (1917)	(scenario)	1917	-	-

77.	The Girl Who Lost (1917)	(scenario)	1917	-	-

78.	A Million in Sight (1917)	(scenario)	1917	-	-

79.	His Wife's Relatives (1917)	(scenario)	1917	-	-

80.	Why, Uncle! (1917)	(story)	1917	-	-

81.	A Macaroni Sleuth (1917)	(scenario)	1917	-	-

82.	Treat 'Em Rough (1917)	(scenario)	1917	-	-

83.	One Thousand Miles an Hour (1917)	(scenario)	1917	-	-

84.	Practice What You Preach (1917/I)	(scenario)	1917	-	-

85.	Pretty Baby (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

86.	It Sounded Like a Kiss (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

87.	Pass the Prunes (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

88.	The White Turkey (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

89.	A Price on His Head (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

90.	Fame at Last (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

91.	The Decoy (1916/II)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

92.	Breaking Into Society (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

93.	Borrowed Plumes (1916/II)	(story)	1916	-	-

94.	A Hero by Proxy (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

95.	He Almost Lands an Angel (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

96.	Hired and Fired (1916/III)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

97.	The Small Magnetic Hand (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

98.	From the Rogue's Gallery (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

99.	He Becomes a Cop (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

100.	The Heart of a Show Girl (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

101.	A Thousand Dollars a Week (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

102.	The Sody Clerk (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

103.	Cross Purposes (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

104.	Number 16 Martin Street (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

105.	The Wedding Guest (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

106.	Spellbound (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

107.	The Twin Triangles (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

108.	Mismates (1916)	(scenario)	1916	-	-

109.	Stronger Than Death (1915)	(writer)	1915	-	-

110.	The Ghost Wagon (1915)	(scenario)	1915	-	-

111.	The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis (1915)	(writer)	1915	-	-

112.	In His Mind's Eye (1915)	(scenario)	1915	-	-

113.	The Fear Within (1915)	(scenario)	1915	-	-

114.	Putting One Over (1915)	(scenario)	1915	-	-

115.	The Human Menace (1915)	(scenario)	1915	-	-

116.	The Mother Instinct (1915)	(scenario)	1915	-	-
	AKAs: Madonna of the Moon (USA)
117.	The Blood of the Children (1915)	(scenario)	1915	-	-

118.	Their Hour (1915)	(scenario)	1915	-	-

119.	Wheels Within Wheels (1915)	(story)	1915	-	-

120.	The Mystery Woman (1915)	(scenario)	1915	-	-

121.	A Woman's Debt (1915)	(story)	1915	-	-

122.	When Lizzie Got Her Polish (1914)	(story)	1914	-	-
	AKAs: When Lizzie Went to College (USA)
123.	When Bess Got in Wrong (1914)	(scenario)	1914	-	-

124.	Her Twin Brother (1914)	(scenario)	1914	-	-

125.	The Trey o' Hearts (1914)	(scenario)	1914	-	-

126.	The Love Victorious (1914)	(scenario)	1914	-	-

127.	The Severed Hand (1914)	(story)	1914	-	-

128.	Passing the Love of Woman (1914)	(scenario)	1914	-	-

129.	The Mystery of Wickham Hall (1914)	(writer)	1914	-	-

130.	The Forbidden Room (1914)	(writer)	1914	-	-

131.	Women and Roses (1914)	(scenario)	1914	-	-

132.	Cupid Incognito (1914)	(story)	1914	-	-

133.	The Way of a Woman (1914)	(scenario)	1914	-	-

134.	The Voice of the Viola (1914)	(scenario)	1914	-	-

135.	The Countess Betty's Mine (1914)	(scenario)	1914	-	-

136.	Cross Purposes (1913)	(scenario)	1913	-	-

137.	The Gratitude of Wanda (1913)	(scenario)	1913	-	-

138.	The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine (1913)	(scenario)	1913	-	-

139.	The Modern Prodigal (1910)	(novel "The Southerner")	1910	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Spanish Jade (1915)		1915	-	-

2.	The Mother Instinct (1915)		1915	-	-
	AKAs: Madonna of the Moon (USA)
3.	When Lizzie Got Her Polish (1914)		1914	-	-
	AKAs: When Lizzie Went to College (USA)
4.	When Bess Got in Wrong (1914)	Bess	1914	-	-

5.	Father's Bride (1914)		1914	-	-

6.	The Little Auto-Go-Mobile (1914)		1914	-	-

7.	Her Twin Brother (1914)		1914	-	-

8.	The Wooing of Bessie Bumpkin (1914)	Bessie Bumpkin	1914	-	-

9.	Willy Walrus and the Awful Confession (1914)		1914	-	-

10.	Bess the Detectress in the Dog Watch (1914)	Bess	1914	-	-

11.	Bess the Detectress in Tick, Tick, Tick (1914)	Bess the Detectress	1914	-	-

12.	Willy Walrus, Detective (1914)		1914	-	-

13.	Bess the Detectress in the Old Mill at Midnight (1914)	Bess	1914	-	-

14.	Willy Walrus and the Baby (1914)		1914	-	-

15.	The Call Back (1914)		1914	-	-

16.	The Fascinating Eye (1914)		1914	-	-

17.	Stolen Glory (1914)		1914	-	-

18.	Dangers of the Veldt (1914)		1914	-	-

19.	The Desert's Sting (1914)		1914	-	-

20.	Bred in the Bone (1913)		1913	-	-

21.	Gold Is Not All (1913)	The Slavey	1913	-	-

22.	A Sailor's Heart (1912)	On Porch	1912	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Girl from Nowhere (1919)	(uncredited)	1919	-	-

2.	Morgan's Raiders (1918)		1918	-	-

Additional Details

Other Works:

Novel: "The Southerner" (filmed as The Prodigal (1931), The Modern Prodigal (1910)). more

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 2 Articles more

Genres:

Drama | Short | Comedy | Romance more

Plot Keywords:

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