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Harold Goldman(1889-1956)

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Harold Goldman was born on 26 January 1889 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Haunted Honeymoon (1940), The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) and My Kingdom for a Cook (1943). He died on 16 January 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 26, 1889
DiedJanuary 16, 1956(66)
BornJanuary 26, 1889
DiedJanuary 16, 1956(66)
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Known for

Haunted Honeymoon (1940)
Haunted Honeymoon
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1940
William Powell and Luise Rainer in The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1937
Charles Coburn in My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)
My Kingdom for a Cook
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1943
Charles Coburn, Constance Dowling, and Nelson Eddy in Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)
Knickerbocker Holiday
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1944

Credits

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Writer

  • Charles Laughton and Ray Milland in The Big Clock (1948)
    The Big Clock
    7.6
    • contributor to screenplay construction and dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Peter Lorre, Robert Alda, and Andrea King in The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
    The Beast with Five Fingers
    6.5
    • additional dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Peter Cookson and Marjorie Weaver in Shadow of Suspicion (1944)
    Shadow of Suspicion
    6.0
    • original story
    • 1944
  • Charles Coburn, Constance Dowling, and Nelson Eddy in Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)
    Knickerbocker Holiday
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Charles Coburn in My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)
    My Kingdom for a Cook
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Hugh Herbert, Kenneth Brown, Stuart Erwin, Billy Gilbert, Nan Grey, Gloria Jean, Billy Lenhart, Eugene Pallette, C. Aubrey Smith, and Robert Stack in A Little Bit of Heaven (1940)
    A Little Bit of Heaven
    6.1
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Haunted Honeymoon (1940)
    Haunted Honeymoon
    6.3
    • screen play by
    • 1940
  • Franciska Gaal, Rita Johnson, and Franchot Tone in The Girl Downstairs (1938)
    The Girl Downstairs
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1938
  • William Powell and Luise Rainer in The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
    The Emperor's Candlesticks
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor in Personal Property (1937)
    Personal Property
    6.5
    • dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Myrna Loy and Robert Montgomery in Petticoat Fever (1936)
    Petticoat Fever
    6.2
    • screen play
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 26, 1889
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 16, 1956
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Miriam Harris and his play, "Co-Respondent Unknown," was performed at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Peggy Conklin and James Rennis in the cast.

Did you know

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    Goldman was a personal friend of American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. The latter gifted Goldman a copy of The Great Gatsby with the following dedication: "For Harold Goldman, The original 'Gatsby' of this story, with thanks for letting me reveal these secrets of the past.".

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