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Harry Segall(1892-1975)

  • Writer
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Harry Segall was born on 10 April 1892 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Heaven Can Wait (1978), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) and Monkey Business (1952). He was married to Dorothy Segall, Martha Salonen and Lenore Mittelman. He died on 25 November 1975 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 10, 1892
DiedNovember 25, 1975(83)
BornApril 10, 1892
DiedNovember 25, 1975(83)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win total

Known for

Warren Beatty in Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Heaven Can Wait
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1978
Rita Johnson, Evelyn Keyes, and Robert Montgomery in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1941
Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, and Charles Coburn in Monkey Business (1952)
Monkey Business
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1952
Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern in There Goes My Girl (1937)
There Goes My Girl
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Writer

  • Beautiful Accident (2017)
    Beautiful Accident
    6.6
    • based on the play written by
    • 2017
  • Song Seung-heon, Uhm Junghwa, and Seo Shin-ae in Wonderful Nightmare (2015)
    Wonderful Nightmare
    7.1
    • original concept
    • 2015
  • Angel on My Shoulder (1980)
    Angel on My Shoulder
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • based on the screenplay by
    • 1980
  • Warren Beatty in Heaven Can Wait (1978)
    Heaven Can Wait
    6.9
    • based upon a play by
    • 1978
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.1
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1956
  • Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, and Charles Coburn in Monkey Business (1952)
    Monkey Business
    6.9
    • story
    • 1952
  • Joan Bennett, Joan Blondell, Robert Cummings, Edmund Gwenn, William Perlberg, Gigi Perreau, George Seaton, and Clifton Webb in For Heaven's Sake (1950)
    For Heaven's Sake
    6.4
    • from a play by
    • 1950
  • Down to Earth (1947)
    Down to Earth
    6.1
    • characters from the play "Heaven Can Wait": Jordan
    • 1947
  • Anne Baxter, Claude Rains, and Paul Muni in Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
    Angel on My Shoulder
    6.8
    • original story by
    • screen play by
    • 1946
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Cummings, and Diana Lynn in The Bride Wore Boots (1946)
    The Bride Wore Boots
    6.0
    • play
    • 1946
  • Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Mitzi Mayfair, and Martha Raye in Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
    Four Jills in a Jeep
    6.2
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Carole Landis, George Murphy, Anne Shirley, and Benny Goodman and His Orchestra in The Powers Girl (1943)
    The Powers Girl
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone in The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)
    The Wife Takes a Flyer
    6.4
    • additional dialogue
    • 1942
  • Brian Donlevy, Pat O'Brien, and Janet Blair in Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942)
    Two Yanks in Trinidad
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Rita Johnson, Evelyn Keyes, and Robert Montgomery in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
    Here Comes Mr. Jordan
    7.5
    • play "Heaven Can Wait"
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 10, 1892
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • November 25, 1975
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Dorothy SegallMarch 7, 1942 - November 25, 1975 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "Lost Horizons", produced on Broadway. Fantasy. Directed by John Hayden. St. James Theatre: 15 Oct 1934-Dec 1934 (56 performances).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of sons, Ira Howard Segall (1916 - 2006) and Lieutenant Avery N. Segall (1921 - 1943). Father-in-law of Blossom J Sampson Segall (1923 - 1990) and Hope Segall. Grandfather of Linda (Thom) Anable and Alan Segall; great-grandfather of Hannah and Alex. They are interred at Westlawn Cemetery in Norridge, Illinois.

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