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Tristram Tupper(1885-1954)

  • Writer
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Tristram Tupper was born on 11 September 1885 in Caroline County, Virginia, USA. He was a writer, known for Lost in the Stratosphere (1934), Girl Overboard (1937) and Klondike Fury (1942). He was married to Clara Tarbell and Marion Ferrell. He died on 30 December 1954 in Miles, Virginia, USA.
BornSeptember 11, 1885
DiedDecember 30, 1954(69)
BornSeptember 11, 1885
DiedDecember 30, 1954(69)
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Known for

William Cagney and Edward J. Nugent in Lost in the Stratosphere (1934)
Lost in the Stratosphere
4.3
  • Writer(as Tristam Tupper)
  • 1934
Gloria Stuart and Walter Pidgeon in Girl Overboard (1937)
Girl Overboard
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1937
Lucile Fairbanks, William Henry, and Edmund Lowe in Klondike Fury (1942)
Klondike Fury
4.4
  • Writer
  • 1942
Lionel Atwill, James Bush, and Betty Furness in Beggars in Ermine (1934)
Beggars in Ermine
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1934

Credits

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Writer

  • Lucile Fairbanks, William Henry, and Edmund Lowe in Klondike Fury (1942)
    Klondike Fury
    4.4
    • story "Klondike"
    • 1942
  • Night Key (1937)
    Night Key
    6.3
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • Gloria Stuart and Walter Pidgeon in Girl Overboard (1937)
    Girl Overboard
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Wera Engels, Valerie Hobson, and Edmund Lowe in The Great Impersonation (1935)
    The Great Impersonation
    6.1
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Mary Astor and Frankie Darro in Red Hot Tires (1935)
    Red Hot Tires
    5.7
    • story and screen play
    • 1935
  • William Cagney and Edward J. Nugent in Lost in the Stratosphere (1934)
    Lost in the Stratosphere
    4.3
    • original story (as Tristam Tupper)
    • 1934
  • Lionel Atwill, James Bush, and Betty Furness in Beggars in Ermine (1934)
    Beggars in Ermine
    6.1
    • screenplay by
    • dialogue by
    • 1934
  • Paul Fix and Ralph Forbes in The Avenger (1933)
    The Avenger
    5.7
    • dialogue
    • 1933
  • Ralph Forbes, Vivienne Osborne, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in The Phantom Broadcast (1933)
    The Phantom Broadcast
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • story "Phantom of the Air"
    • 1933
  • Pauline Frederick, Barbara Kent, and Theodore von Eltz in Self Defense (1932)
    Self Defense
    2.2
    • screenplay
    • adaptation
    • 1932
  • Priscilla Dean, Pat O'Malley, Lyle Talbot, and Thelma Todd in Klondike (1932)
    Klondike
    5.4
    • story
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1932
  • Janet Gaynor and Charles Morton in Christina (1929)
    Christina
    5.6
    • story
    • 1929
  • Helen Chandler, William Janney, and George O'Brien in Salute (1929)
    Salute
    5.0
    • story
    • 1929
  • Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Lucky Star (1929)
    Lucky Star
    7.6
    • story "Three Episodes in the Life of Timothy Osborn"
    • 1929
  • Mary Duncan, Charles Farrell, and Ivan Linow in The River (1928)
    The River
    7.2
    • novel
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Tristam Tupper
  • Height
    • 5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
  • Born
    • September 11, 1885
    • Caroline County, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • December 30, 1954
    • Miles, Virginia, USA
  • Spouses
      Clara TarbellJanuary 28, 1918 - ? (2 children)
  • Other works
    Story: "Phantom of the Air" (filmed as The Phantom Broadcast (1933)).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother-in-law of Gen. George C. Marshall, US Army Chief of Staff during World War II, and later both Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under President Harry Truman.

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