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Ralph Wheelwright(1898-1971)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Ralph Wheelwright was born on 11 September 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), Thunder Afloat (1939) and Two Smart People (1946). He died on 15 April 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 11, 1898
DiedApril 15, 1971(72)
BornSeptember 11, 1898
DiedApril 15, 1971(72)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

James Cagney, Jim Backus, Robert Arthur, R. Wright Campbell, Robert Evans, Ivan Goff, Jane Greer, Dorothy Malone, Joseph Pevney, Marjorie Rambeau, Ben Roberts, and Ralph Wheelwright in Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Man of a Thousand Faces
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1957
Wallace Beery, Virginia Grey, and Chester Morris in Thunder Afloat (1939)
Thunder Afloat
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1939
Lucille Ball and John Hodiak in Two Smart People (1946)
Two Smart People
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1946
Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Blossoms in the Dust
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1941

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Writer

  • James Cagney, Jim Backus, Robert Arthur, R. Wright Campbell, Robert Evans, Ivan Goff, Jane Greer, Dorothy Malone, Joseph Pevney, Marjorie Rambeau, Ben Roberts, and Ralph Wheelwright in Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
    Man of a Thousand Faces
    7.1
    • story by
    • 1957
  • James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Lou Keim, Roy Rowland, and Jules Schermer in These Wilder Years (1956)
    These Wilder Years
    6.9
    • story
    • 1956
  • Lucille Ball and John Hodiak in Two Smart People (1946)
    Two Smart People
    6.4
    • story
    • 1946
  • Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
    Blossoms in the Dust
    6.9
    • story by
    • 1941
  • Wallace Beery, Virginia Grey, and Chester Morris in Thunder Afloat (1939)
    Thunder Afloat
    6.3
    • based upon a story by
    • 1939

Producer

  • Angela Lansbury, George Murphy, and Margaret O'Brien in Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
    Tenth Avenue Angel
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Lucille Ball and John Hodiak in Two Smart People (1946)
    Two Smart People
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1946

Script and Continuity Department

  • Fast Workers (1933)
    Fast Workers
    6.3
    • continuity
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 11, 1898
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 15, 1971
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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