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John Wexley(1907-1985)

  • Writer
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John Wexley was born on 14 September 1907 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Last Mile (1932) and Hangmen Also Die! (1943). He died on 4 February 1985 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornSeptember 14, 1907
DiedFebruary 4, 1985(77)
BornSeptember 14, 1907
DiedFebruary 4, 1985(77)
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Known for

Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Bernard Punsly, and The Dead End Kids in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Angels with Dirty Faces
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1938
Louise Carter, Preston Foster, Howard Phillips, and George E. Stone in The Last Mile (1932)
The Last Mile
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1932
Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Hangmen Also Die!
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1943
Micheline Cheirel, Ann Hunter, Dick Powell, and Walter Slezak in Cornered (1945)
Cornered
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1945

Credits

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Writer

  • Keine Zeit für Helden
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1962
  • Menschen im käfig
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1960
  • Mickey Rooney in The Last Mile (1959)
    The Last Mile
    6.5
    • play "The Last Mile" (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1957
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Mystery Theatre
    7.8
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1952
  • Henry Fonda and Barbara Bel Geddes in The Long Night (1947)
    The Long Night
    6.5
    • screen play by
    • 1947
  • Micheline Cheirel, Ann Hunter, Dick Powell, and Walter Slezak in Cornered (1945)
    Cornered
    6.7
    • story
    • adaptation
    • 1945
  • The City That Stopped Hitler: Heroic Stalingrad (1943)
    The City That Stopped Hitler: Heroic Stalingrad
    7.3
    • writer
    • 1943
  • Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
    Hangmen Also Die!
    7.4
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
    Footsteps in the Dark
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • James Cagney and Ann Sheridan in City for Conquest (1940)
    City for Conquest
    7.2
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • The Roaring Twenties (1939)
    The Roaring Twenties
    7.9
    • contributor to treatment (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Edward G. Robinson in Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
    Confessions of a Nazi Spy
    6.7
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Bernard Punsly, and The Dead End Kids in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
    Angels with Dirty Faces
    7.8
    • screen play
    • 1938
  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
    The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
    7.0
    • screen play
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • September 14, 1907
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 4, 1985
    • Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    An actor and playwright, Wexley came to Hollywood and became a successful screenwriter. Because he spoke German, he was hired to work with fellow playwright Bertolt Brecht on the script to Hangmen Also Die! (1943). A member of the Communist Party, his career came to a sudden end when he was brought before the House Un-American Activities Committee and named as a Communist after working on the film Cornered (1945) and blacklisted in Hollywood because of his political views.

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