Percy Heath (screenwriter)
Percy Heath (born January 30, 1884 in Perry , Missouri , † February 9, 1933 in Hollywood , California ) was an American screenwriter and playwright who made 50 films over the course of his career and was nominated for an Oscar .
Life
Heath began his career with the western Lasca in 1919 by adapting a poem by Frank Desprez to the script. He wrote the screenplay for the 1921 romantic comedy First Love , in which the later Oscar winner Warner Baxter played one of the leading roles. In the period that followed he was involved in, or wrote or adapted, many other film scripts until his death in 1933.
The script for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde wrote Heath in 1931 with Samuel Hoffenstein , for which both were nominated for an Oscar . However, the award went to Edwin J. Burke and the drama Bad Girl . Fredric March, who played the lead role of the divided Dr. Jekyll was awarded an Oscar for his performance. In 1941, the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson under the title Doctor and Demon by Victor Fleming with Spencer Tracy in the lead role was again filmed, with the 1931 screenplay by Heath and Hoffenstein forming the basis for the remake.
Filmography (selection)
- 1919: Lasca
- 1921: First Love
- 1922: The Impossible Mrs. Bellew
- 1923: The Huntress
- 1924: Girls Men Forget
- 1925: Let's Go Gallagher
- 1926: Forbidden Waters
- 1927: The Sonora Kid
- 1927: Two Flaming Youths
- 1928: Four gentlemen seek union ( Red Hair )
- 1928: Overnight Sunday, dear sweetheart ( Three Weekends )
- 1929: The Man I Love
- 1930: The Border Legion
- 1930: Only Saps Work
- 1931: Hollywood jewel theft (The Stolen Jools)
- 1931: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ( Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde )
- 1932: No One Man
- 1933: From Hell to Heaven
- 1941: Doctor and Demon ( Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , based on the 1931 screenplay)
Award
- Academy Awards 1932 : "Best Adapted Screenplay" category for the film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde .
Web links
- Percy Heath in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Percy Heath at IMDb (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heath, Percy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perry , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1933 |
| Place of death | Hollywood , California |