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Julien Josephson(1881-1959)

  • Writer
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Julien Josephson was born on 24 October 1881 in Roseburg, Oregon, USA. He was a writer, known for Disraeli (1929), Fuss and Feathers (1918) and Suez (1938). He died on 14 April 1959 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 24, 1881
DiedApril 14, 1959(77)
BornOctober 24, 1881
DiedApril 14, 1959(77)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Joan Bennett and George Arliss in Disraeli (1929)
Disraeli
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1929
Fuss and Feathers (1918)
Fuss and Feathers
  • Writer
  • 1918
Tyrone Power, Annabella, and Loretta Young in Suez (1938)
Suez
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1938
Ronald Colman, Bert Lytell, May McAvoy, and Irene Rich in Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
Lady Windermere's Fan
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1925

Credits

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Writer

  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • original screenplay
    • 1957
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.1
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1956
  • Don Ameche, Harry Carey, Frances Dee, Ann Rutherford, and Cara Williams in Happy Land (1943)
    Happy Land
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Jane Darwell, Charles Arnt, Nancy Gates, Freddie Mercer, Harold Peary, and Lillian Randolph in The Great Gildersleeve (1942)
    The Great Gildersleeve
    6.0
    • screen play
    • 1942
  • Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy, and George Brent in The Rains Came (1939)
    The Rains Came
    6.9
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Spencer Tracy in Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
    Stanley and Livingstone
    7.0
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Tyrone Power, Annabella, and Loretta Young in Suez (1938)
    Suez
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Shirley Temple, Thomas Beck, Jean Hersholt, and Helen Westley in Heidi (1937)
    Heidi
    7.2
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • Shirley Temple and Victor McLaglen in Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
    Wee Willie Winkie
    6.9
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • John Boles and Dixie Lee in Redheads on Parade (1935)
    Redheads on Parade
    6.8
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea in Chance at Heaven (1933)
    Chance at Heaven
    6.0
    • screen play (as Julian Josephson)
    • 1933
  • Lew Ayres, Sally Eilers, Janet Gaynor, and Will Rogers in State Fair (1933)
    State Fair
    6.6
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Mary Astor, George Arliss, and Evalyn Knapp in A Successful Calamity (1932)
    A Successful Calamity
    6.9
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1932
  • Earle Foxe and Dickie Moore in The Expert (1932)
    The Expert
    6.0
    • adaptation and dialogue by
    • 1932
  • The Man Who Played God (1932)
    The Man Who Played God
    6.8
    • adaptation (as Julian Josephson)
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Julian Josephson
  • Height
    • 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
  • Born
    • October 24, 1881
    • Roseburg, Oregon, USA
  • Died
    • April 14, 1959
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Story: "Ink Slinger" (filmed as The Printer's Devil (1923)).
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    American screenwriter and author of short stories. Did his best work during the silent era in adapting such literary classics as Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windemere's Fan" (1925) to the screen. Usually worked in collaboration with others, rather than as a solo writer, on films for Warner Brothers (1928-31) and 20th Century-Fox (1936-39).

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