Sidney Howard(1891-1939)

Writer

Sidney Howard was born on 26 June 1891 in Oakland, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Gone with the Wind (1939), Dodsworth (1936) and Arrowsmith (1931). He was married to Leopoldine Blaine Damrosch and Clare Eames. He died on 23 August 1939 in Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Gone with the Wind

8.2

Writer

1939

Dodsworth

7.7

Writer

1936

Arrowsmith

6.2

Writer

1931

Raffles

6.4

Writer

1930

Credits

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Writer

Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- play "They Knew What They Wanted"
- 1980
Grande Teatro Tupi
8.4
TV Series
- play
- 1963
The Good Years
6.8
TV Movie
- play: "Yellow Jack" -- yellow fever scene taken from the play
- 1962
A Breath of Scandal
5.6
- adaptation of "Olympia"
- 1960
Die Silberschnur
TV Movie
- play
- 1957
ITV Play of the Week
6.6
TV Series
- Writer
- play
- 1956
Producers' Showcase
7.2
TV Series
- play
- 1955–1956
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
7.1
TV Series
- from the play by
- 1955
Der selige Christopher Bohn
TV Movie
- adaptation
- 1955
Kraft Television Theatre
6.9
TV Series
- adaptation
- 1954
Celanese Theatre
6.8
TV Series
- writer
- play
- 1952
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
7.1
TV Series
- play
- 1950–1951
The Prudential Family Playhouse
7.4
TV Series
- writer
- 1950
The Ford Theatre Hour
7.6
TV Series
- play
- 1949
The Philco Television Playhouse
7.5
TV Series
- play
- 1949

Personal details

Born
- June 26, 1891
- Oakland, California, USA
Died
- August 23, 1939
- Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA(farm accident)
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Other works
Stage: Wrote {earliest Broadway credit) "Swords", produced on Broadway. Drama. Directed / produced by Brock Pemberton. National Theatre: 1 Sep 1921-Sep 1921 (closing date unknown/36 performances). Cast included: Jane Darwell, Helen Forrest, Charles Waldron.
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