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William Rankin(1900-1966)

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William Rankin was born on 31 March 1900 in Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for I've Got Your Number (1934), Counterfeit (1936) and South Sea Woman (1953). He died on 31 March 1966 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
BornMarch 31, 1900
DiedMarch 31, 1966(66)
BornMarch 31, 1900
DiedMarch 31, 1966(66)
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Known for

Joan Blondell, Pat O'Brien, Ray Enright, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins, and Eugene Pallette in I've Got Your Number (1934)
I've Got Your Number
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1934
Margot Grahame and Chester Morris in Counterfeit (1936)
Counterfeit
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1936
Burt Lancaster and Virginia Mayo in South Sea Woman (1953)
South Sea Woman
6.2
  • Writer(as William M. Rankin)
  • 1953
Douglas Fowley, Claire Trevor, and Michael Whalen in Time Out for Romance (1937)
Time Out for Romance
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Writer

  • Burt Lancaster and Virginia Mayo in South Sea Woman (1953)
    South Sea Woman
    6.2
    • from a play by (as William M. Rankin)
    • 1953
  • Pat O'Brien in Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
    Fighting Father Dunne
    6.6
    • story
    • 1948
  • Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls (1946)
    The Harvey Girls
    7.0
    • original story
    • 1946
  • Noah Beery Jr., Walter Catlett, Florence Lake, Martha O'Driscoll, and Tim Ryan in Hi, Beautiful (1944)
    Hi, Beautiful
    7.3
    • story "Be It Ever So Humble"
    • 1944
  • Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and Marjorie Reynolds in Dixie (1943)
    Dixie
    6.0
    • story
    • 1943
  • Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth, and Jean Arthur in Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
    Only Angels Have Wings
    7.6
    • contributor to treatment (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Charles Bickford, Harry Carey, and Nana Bryant in Street of Missing Men (1939)
    Street of Missing Men
    7.0
    • story
    • 1939
  • Dorothy Lamour and Lloyd Nolan in St. Louis Blues (1939)
    St. Louis Blues
    6.2
    • story
    • 1939
  • Wendy Barrie, Dorothea Kent, Walter Pidgeon, and Kent Taylor in A Girl with Ideas (1937)
    A Girl with Ideas
    6.1
    • based on a story by
    • 1937
  • Nan Grey, J. Scott Smart, and Kent Taylor in Love in a Bungalow (1937)
    Love in a Bungalow
    • story
    • 1937
  • Douglas Fowley, Claire Trevor, and Michael Whalen in Time Out for Romance (1937)
    Time Out for Romance
    5.8
    • story "Thanks for the Ride"
    • 1937
  • Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, and Edith Fellows in Pennies from Heaven (1936)
    Pennies from Heaven
    6.6
    • story
    • 1936
  • Margot Grahame and Chester Morris in Counterfeit (1936)
    Counterfeit
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1936
  • Joan Blondell, Pat O'Brien, Ray Enright, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins, and Eugene Pallette in I've Got Your Number (1934)
    I've Got Your Number
    6.3
    • based on a story by
    • 1934
  • Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Tess of the Storm Country (1932)
    Tess of the Storm Country
    6.7
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • William M. Rankin
  • Born
    • March 31, 1900
    • Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • March 31, 1966
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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