Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan (born April 1, 1914 in Chicago , Illinois , USA ; † March 24, 2003 in La Jolla , California , USA) was an American screenwriter and film producer .
Short biography
The son of Polish immigrants studied at the University of Illinois and graduated from Kent College of Law in Chicago with a law degree .
During the McCarthy era , Yordan lived in Paris and not only wrote his own scripts , but also made his name available as a statement of responsibility for scripts by other authors whose names were on the " blacklist ".
Philip Yordan was nominated three times for an Oscar and finally won it at the Academy Awards in 1955 for his work on the film The Broken Lance .
He died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 88 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1943: The Unknown Guest ( The Unknown Guest )
- 1944: Never Marry a Stranger ( When Strangers Marry )
- 1945: Hunt for Dillinger ( Dillinger )
- 1946: The Chase
- 1946: The tire of death ( Suspense )
- 1949: The gold robbers of Tombstone ( Bad Men of Tombstone )
- 1949: Hostility to Blood ( House of Strangers )
- 1949: Demon of Paris ( The Reign of Terror )
- 1950: On the fate cutting edge ( Edge of Doom )
- 1951: Drums in the Deep South ( Drums in the Deep South )
- 1951: Police Station 21 ( Detective Story )
- 1952: Mutiny on the pirate ship ( Mutiny )
- 1953: Houdini, the king of vaudeville (Houdini)
- 1953: Bloody South ( Blowing Wild )
- 1953: When the marabunta threatens ( The Naked Jungle )
- 1954: Broken Lance ( Broken Lance )
- 1954: Johnny Guitar - When Women Hate ( Johnny Guitar )
- 1955: The Man from Laramie ( The Man from Laramie )
- 1955: Secret Ring 99 ( The Big Combo )
- 1956: Dirty Laurel ( The Harder They Fall )
- 1957: canyon of destruction ( Gun Glory )
- 1958: The killer with the soft voice ( The Friend Who Walked the West )
- 1959: Day of the wicked ( Day of the Outlaw )
- 1960: Everyone pays for their debt ( The Bramble Bush )
- 1961: King of Kings ( King of Kings )
- 1961: El Cid ( El Cid )
- 1963: 55 Days at Peking ( 55 Days at Peking )
- 1964: The Fall of the Roman Empire (The Fall of the Roman Empire)
- 1965: Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes
- 1967: A Day to Fight (Custer of the West)
- 1969: The Fall of the Sun (The Royal Hunt of the Sun)
- 1971: Captain Apache (Captain Apache)
Awards
Web links
- Philip Yordan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yordan, Philip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 2003 |
| Place of death | La Jolla , California , USA |