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Arthur Caesar(1892-1953)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Arthur Caesar was born on 9 March 1892 in Bucharest, Romania. He was a writer, known for Manhattan Melodrama (1934), Anne of the Indies (1951) and Transient Lady (1935). He was married to Dira (Dora?) Platts. He died on 20 June 1953 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 9, 1892
DiedJune 20, 1953(61)
BornMarch 9, 1892
DiedJune 20, 1953(61)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win total

Known for

Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and William Powell in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Manhattan Melodrama
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1934
Thomas Gomez, Louis Jourdan, and Jean Peters in Anne of the Indies (1951)
Anne of the Indies
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1951
Frederick Burton, Frances Drake, Edward Ellis, Douglas Fowley, Henry Hull, Gene Raymond, Willard Robertson, and Phillip Trent in Transient Lady (1935)
Transient Lady
4.9
  • Writer
  • 1935
Lloyd Bacon, Dorothy Christy, Claude Gillingwater, Chic Johnson, Winnie Lightner, and Ole Olsen in Gold Dust Gertie (1931)
Gold Dust Gertie
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1931

Credits

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Writer

  • Thomas Gomez, Louis Jourdan, and Jean Peters in Anne of the Indies (1951)
    Anne of the Indies
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Edward Brophy, Anne Gwynne, Marcia Mae Jones, and Robert Lowery in Arson, Inc. (1949)
    Arson, Inc.
    5.3
    • original story
    • 1949
  • Edward Earle, Mary Beth Hughes, Robert Lowell, John Miljan, and Vivienne Osborne in I Accuse My Parents (1944)
    I Accuse My Parents
    2.6
    • original story
    • 1944
  • Constance Moore in Atlantic City (1944)
    Atlantic City
    6.1
    • story
    • 1944
  • Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard, and Maxie Rosenbloom in Three of a Kind (1944)
    Three of a Kind
    6.4
    • original story and screenplay
    • 1944
  • Robert Livingston, Ruth Terry, and Wally Vernon in Pistol Packin' Mama (1943)
    Pistol Packin' Mama
    6.5
    • original story
    • 1943
  • Patricia Dane and William Lundigan in Northwest Rangers (1942)
    Northwest Rangers
    5.7
    • from a story by
    • 1942
  • Linda Darnell, Virginia Gilmore, and Shepperd Strudwick in The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
    The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
    5.6
    • additional dialogue
    • 1942
  • Herbert Marshall, Tommy Bond, Virginia Bruce, Dickie Jones, and Charles Smith in Adventure in Washington (1941)
    Adventure in Washington
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • George Bancroft, Carl Esmond, Kay Francis, Ann Gillis, Jimmy Lydon, Jack Oakie, and Elsie the Cow in Little Men (1940)
    Little Men
    5.7
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Bing Crosby in The Star Maker (1939)
    The Star Maker
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • based on a story by
    • 1939
  • Sally Eilers in Alias Mary Dow (1935)
    Alias Mary Dow
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • McFadden's Flats (1935)
    McFadden's Flats
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Frederick Burton, Frances Drake, Edward Ellis, Douglas Fowley, Henry Hull, Gene Raymond, Willard Robertson, and Phillip Trent in Transient Lady (1935)
    Transient Lady
    4.9
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • May Robson in Grand Old Girl (1935)
    Grand Old Girl
    5.4
    • contributor to treatment (uncredited)
    • 1935

Script and Continuity Department

  • Irene Hervey and Charles Starrett in Along Came Love (1936)
    Along Came Love
    5.9
    • additional continuity and dialogue
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • March 9, 1892
    • Bucharest, Romania
  • Died
    • June 20, 1953
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Dira (Dora?) Platts
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Napoleon's Barber" (filmed as Napoleon's Barber (1928), El barbero de Napoleón (1930))
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Older brother of songwriter Irving Caesar.

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