Charles Snow

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Charles Snow (born August 6, 1916 in Bridgeport , Connecticut , USA , † November 29, 1963 in Beverly Hills , California , USA ) was an American screenwriter and film producer .

Life

Charles Snow was educated at the renowned Yale University , where he graduated in Law gained. Initially working as a lawyer , he gave up his profession in the mid-1940s in favor of his true passion, scriptwriting. He made his debut as a screenwriter in 1946, although he only wrote additional scenes for the novel From This Day Forward .

Schnees endeavor to write a play for Broadway as well was unsuccessful, since the play Apology was only performed eight times over four days in March 1943.

Snow's most famous film was to be the Western Red River , which was produced in 1948 with John Wayne in the lead role. The classic film City of Illusions , which was produced in 1952 and was awarded the Oscar in the category Best Adapted Screenplay in 1953, was known and most successful for snow . In the 1950s, Schnee advanced to become a film producer and was responsible for the production of the war film Dem Adler, which was shot in 1957 .

Charles Schnee was last named President of the Writers Guild of America , a role he held from 1961 to 1962.

For reasons unknown, Schnee died at the age of 47.

Filmography (selection)

script
production
  • 1955: The plot (Trial)
  • 1955: Temple of Temptation (The Prodigal)
  • 1956: Somebody Up There Likes Me (Somebody Up There Likes Me)
  • 1957: The Eagle equal (The Wings of Eagles)
  • 1957: An executioner takes measurements (House of Numbers)
  • 1957: Land Without Men (Until they sail)

Awards

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personal data
SURNAME Snow, charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Bridgeport , Connecticut , USA
DATE OF DEATH November 29, 1963
Place of death Beverly Hills , California , USA