Jules Furthman
Jules Furthman (born March 5, 1888 in Chicago , Illinois , † September 22, 1966 in Oxford , England , United Kingdom ) was an American screenwriter .
Life
After studying literature, Jules Furthman worked as a journalist and from 1915 wrote first exposés and from 1918 scripts for silent films. He soon had a good reputation as a writer and worked regularly with the directors Maurice Tourneur , Victor Fleming and Josef von Sternberg . At the beginning of the 50s his style was no longer in demand and he could only record late success with Rio Bravo . From 1920 until his death he was married to the actress Sybil Seely , who starred in five films as the partner of Buster Keaton .
Filmography (selection)
- 1927: The Way of All Flesh (The Way of All Flesh)
- 1927 barbed wire ( barbed wire )
- 1928: The Docks of New York (The Docks of New York)
- 1929: They called it Thunderbolt (Thunderbolt)
- 1929: One Night in the Prater (The Case of Lena Smith)
- 1930: Morocco (Morocco)
- 1932: Blonde Venus
- 1932: Shanghai Express
- 1933: Sex Bomb (Bombshell)
- 1935: Mutiny on the Bounty (Mutiny on the Bounty)
- 1936: Adventures in the Yellow Sea (China Seas)
- 1936: Take What You Can Get (Come and Get It)
- 1938: Pirates in Alaska (Spawn of the North)
- 1939: SOS fire on board (Only Angels Have Wings)
- 1941: Settlement in Shanghai (The Shanghai Gesture)
- 1943: Outlaw (The Outlaw)
- 1944: Have and Have Not (To Have and Have Not)
- 1945: The Big Sleep (The Big Sleep)
- 1947: The Charlatan (Nightmare Alley)
- 1951: Peking Express (Peking Express)
- 1957: jet fighter (Jet Pilot)
- 1959: Rio Bravo
Web links
- Jules Furthman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 3: F - H. Barry Fitzgerald - Ernst Hofbauer. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 153.
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SURNAME | Furthman, Jules |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1888 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois, United States |
DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1966 |
Place of death | Oxford , England, UK |