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John H. Kafka(1902-1974)

  • Writer
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John H. Kafka was born on 26 December 1902 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a writer, known for Man on a String (1960), They Met in Bombay (1941) and Destination Unknown (1942). He died on 5 February 1974 in Munich, Germany.
BornDecember 26, 1902
DiedFebruary 5, 1974(71)
BornDecember 26, 1902
DiedFebruary 5, 1974(71)
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Known for

Ernest Borgnine, Colleen Dewhurst, and Kerwin Mathews in Man on a String (1960)
Man on a String
6.2
  • Writer(as John Kafka)
  • 1960
Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell in They Met in Bombay (1941)
They Met in Bombay
6.6
  • Writer(as John Kafka)
  • 1941
Turhan Bey, Felix Basch, William Gargan, Irene Hervey, and Sam Levene in Destination Unknown (1942)
Destination Unknown
6.4
  • Writer(as John Kafka)
  • 1942
James Ellison, Simone Simon, and William Terry in Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944)
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1944

Credits

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  • Schlußakkord (1960)
    Schlußakkord
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • John Wayne, Capucine, Stewart Granger, Fabian, and Ernie Kovacs in North to Alaska (1960)
    North to Alaska
    6.9
    • idea (as John Kafka)
    • 1960
  • Ernest Borgnine, Colleen Dewhurst, and Kerwin Mathews in Man on a String (1960)
    Man on a String
    6.2
    • screenplay (as John Kafka)
    • 1960
  • Family Theatre (1949)
    Family Theatre
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1957
  • Greer Garson and Florenz Ames in Telephone Time (1956)
    Telephone Time
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story (as John Kafka)
    • 1957
  • Star of India (1954)
    Star of India
    5.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Barbara Britton and Louis Hayward in The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)
    The Return of Monte Cristo
    6.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Nancy Kelly, Otto Kruger, and John Loder in Woman Who Came Back (1945)
    Woman Who Came Back
    5.7
    • story
    • 1945
  • James Ellison, Simone Simon, and William Terry in Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944)
    Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Cover Girl (1944)
    Cover Girl
    6.7
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Turhan Bey, Felix Basch, William Gargan, Irene Hervey, and Sam Levene in Destination Unknown (1942)
    Destination Unknown
    6.4
    • story (as John Kafka)
    • 1942
  • Hedy Lamarr and William Powell in Crossroads (1942)
    Crossroads
    6.7
    • story (as John Kafka)
    • 1942
  • Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell in They Met in Bombay (1941)
    They Met in Bombay
    6.6
    • story (as John Kafka)
    • 1941
  • Dead Man's Shoes (1940)
    Dead Man's Shoes
    7.2
    • Writer (as Hans Kafka)
    • 1940
  • Carrefour (1938)
    Carrefour
    6.6
    • novel (as Hans Kafka)
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Hans Kafka
  • Born
    • December 26, 1902
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • February 5, 1974
    • Munich, Germany

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