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A. Dorian Otvos(1893-1945)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Soundtrack
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A. Dorian Otvos was born on 11 October 1893 in Budapest, Hungary. A. Dorian was a writer, known for Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937), Flirting with Fate (1938) and Goodbye Broadway (1938). A. Dorian died on 30 August 1945 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 11, 1893
DiedAugust 30, 1945(51)
BornOctober 11, 1893
DiedAugust 30, 1945(51)
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Known for

Mischa Auer, Billy House, and Jimmy Savo in Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937)
Merry-Go-Round of 1938
4.7
  • Writer
  • 1937
Joe E. Brown, Leo Carrillo, Steffi Duna, Wynne Gibson, Frank McDonald, and Beverly Roberts in Flirting with Fate (1938)
Flirting with Fate
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1938
Alice Brady, Tom Brown, Frank Jenks, Dorothea Kent, Tommy Riggs, and Charles Winninger in Goodbye Broadway (1938)
Goodbye Broadway
  • Writer
  • 1938
Janet Velie in Yours Sincerely (1933)
Yours Sincerely
5.7
Short
  • Writer
  • 1933

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Writer

  • Joe E. Brown, Leo Carrillo, Steffi Duna, Wynne Gibson, Frank McDonald, and Beverly Roberts in Flirting with Fate (1938)
    Flirting with Fate
    5.8
    • original story
    • 1938
  • William Gargan, Paul Kelly, Victor McLaglen, and Beatrice Roberts in The Devil's Party (1938)
    The Devil's Party
    5.7
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Alice Brady, Tom Brown, Frank Jenks, Dorothea Kent, Tommy Riggs, and Charles Winninger in Goodbye Broadway (1938)
    Goodbye Broadway
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Mischa Auer, Billy House, and Jimmy Savo in Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937)
    Merry-Go-Round of 1938
    4.7
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Nan Grey, J. Scott Smart, and Kent Taylor in Love in a Bungalow (1937)
    Love in a Bungalow
    • script contribution (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • The Blonde Bomber (1936)
    The Blonde Bomber
    6.8
    Short
    • story
    • 1936
  • Can't Think of It
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • Sheik to Sheik
    4.4
    Short
    • story
    • 1936
  • The Backyard Broadcast (1936)
    The Backyard Broadcast
    6.1
    Short
    • story
    • 1936
  • Rhythmitis (1936)
    Rhythmitis
    5.7
    Short
    • story
    • 1936
  • The City's Slicker
    Short
    • written by
    • 1936
  • Grace Hayes and Peter Lind Hayes in Maid for a Day (1936)
    Maid for a Day
    5.4
    Short
    • story
    • 1936
  • The Double Crossky
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • The Black Network (1936)
    The Black Network
    7.3
    Short
    • story
    • 1936
  • Wash Your Step (1936)
    Wash Your Step
    5.7
    Short
    • story
    • 1936

Script and Continuity Department

  • B.A. Rolfe in Off the Record (1936)
    Off the Record
    5.9
    Short
    • continuity
    • 1936
  • Broadway Ballyhoo (1935)
    Broadway Ballyhoo
    5.7
    Short
    • continuity
    • 1935
  • Dudley Clements and Roy Le May in Trouble in Toyland (1935)
    Trouble in Toyland
    5.4
    Short
    • continuity
    • 1935
  • The Film Follies
    Short
    • continuity
    • 1935

Soundtrack

  • Barbara Stanwyck, Ralph Graves, Marie Prevost, and Lowell Sherman in Ladies of Leisure (1930)
    Ladies of Leisure
    6.7
    • writer: "Love's Sweet Hour" (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • A.D. Otvos
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • October 11, 1893
    • Budapest, Hungary
  • Died
    • August 30, 1945
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • ?
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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