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Erwin Gelsey(1899-1988)

  • Writer
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Erwin Gelsey was born on 31 December 1899 in Bialystok, Poland. He was a writer, known for Swing Time (1936), The Trespasser (1947) and Muss 'em Up (1936). He was married to Lillian Ella Targan and Louise Latimer. He died on 12 December 1988 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
BornDecember 31, 1899
DiedDecember 12, 1988(88)
BornDecember 31, 1899
DiedDecember 12, 1988(88)
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Known for

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time (1936)
Swing Time
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1936
Warren Douglas and Dale Evans in The Trespasser (1947)
The Trespasser
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1947
Margaret Callahan, Preston Foster, and Alan Mowbray in Muss 'em Up (1936)
Muss 'em Up
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1936
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
Flying Down to Rio
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1933

Credits

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Writer

  • William Bendix, Victor Mature, and Terry Moore in Gambling House (1950)
    Gambling House
    6.2
    • story
    • 1950
  • This Time for Keeps (1947)
    This Time for Keeps
    5.7
    • story
    • 1947
  • Warren Douglas and Dale Evans in The Trespasser (1947)
    The Trespasser
    6.8
    • story
    • 1947
  • Cover Girl (1944)
    Cover Girl
    6.7
    • story
    • 1944
  • Buddy Ebsen, June Havoc, Patsy Kelly, Bert Lahr, Sam Levene, Dorothy Lovett, and Alvino Rey in Sing Your Worries Away (1942)
    Sing Your Worries Away
    5.8
    • story
    • 1942
  • La hora de las sorpresas
    6.7
    • story (as Erwin S. Gelsey)
    • 1941
  • Bing Crosby, Brian Donlevy, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Carolyn Lee, and Mary Martin in Birth of the Blues (1941)
    Birth of the Blues
    6.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Betty Grable, Hank Luisetti, and Eleanore Whitney in Campus Confessions (1938)
    Campus Confessions
    5.8
    • story and screenplay
    • 1938
  • Mary Carlisle, Robert Cummings, and John Howard in Touchdown, Army (1938)
    Touchdown, Army
    4.8
    • writer (as Erwin S. Gelsey)
    • 1938
  • Lew Ayres, Mary Carlisle, and John Howard in Hold 'Em Navy (1937)
    Hold 'Em Navy
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Andy Devine, and Martha Raye in Double or Nothing (1937)
    Double or Nothing
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Jack Benny, Gracie Allen, Bob Burns, George Burns, Benny Goodman, and Martha Raye in The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
    The Big Broadcast of 1937
    6.0
    • story
    • 1936
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time (1936)
    Swing Time
    7.4
    • from a story by
    • 1936
  • Margaret Callahan, Preston Foster, and Alan Mowbray in Muss 'em Up (1936)
    Muss 'em Up
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Joan Blondell, Hugh Herbert, and Glenda Farrell in We're in the Money (1935)
    We're in the Money
    6.4
    • adaptation by
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Erwin S. Gelsey
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • December 31, 1899
    • Bialystok, Poland
  • Died
    • December 12, 1988
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Lillian Ella TarganAugust 31, 1957 - December 12, 1988 (his death)
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    • 2 Articles

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    Educated at Columbia University.

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