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John L. Balderston

John L. Balderston

Writer

Born October 22, 1889

Died March 8, 1954

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

John L. Balderston (October 22, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - March 8, 1954 Los Angeles, California) was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his horror and fantasy scripts.

Balderston began his career as a journalist. He worked as European war correspondent during World War I. He was the editor of Outlook magazine and a correspondent for the New York World.

In 1927, he was retained by Horace Liveright to revise Hamilton Deane's stage adaptation of Dracula for its American production. His 1929 play Berkeley Square later formed the basis of the musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. His Dracula subsequently formed the basis of the 1931 film version, leading Balderston into a screenwriting career, initially for Universal Pictures horror films: in addition to Dracula, he contributed to Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Mummy, and Dracula's Daughter. He spent much of his career adapting novels for the screen, including The Prisoner of Zenda in 1937 and 1944's Gaslight, which earned him his second Academy Award nomination (the first was for 1935's The Lives of a Bengal Lancer). He was also one of the team of writers who collaborated on the 1939 film adaptation of Gone with the Wind.

His 1932 play Red Planet was filmed as Red Planet Mars in 1952.

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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed Poster

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed Documentary2000Self

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Poster

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Feature Film2008

The Mummy Returns Poster

The Mummy Returns Video Game2001

The Mummy Poster

The Mummy Video Game2000

The Mummy Poster

The Mummy Feature Film1999

The Last of the Mohicans Poster

The Last of the Mohicans Feature Film1992

Dracula Feature Film1979

Estudio 1 Poster

Estudio 1 TV Series1965

Berkeley Square TV Movie1959

Red Planet Mars Poster

Red Planet Mars Feature Film1952

The Prisoner of Zenda Poster

The Prisoner of Zenda Feature Film1952

I'll Never Forget You Poster

I'll Never Forget You Feature Film1951

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950

The Prudential Family Playhouse TV Series1950

Berkeley Square TV Movie1948

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series1948

Kraft Theatre Poster

Kraft Theatre TV Series1947

Gaslight Poster

Gaslight Feature Film1944

Stand by for Action Poster

Stand by for Action Feature Film1942

Tennessee Johnson Poster

Tennessee Johnson Feature Film1942

Scotland Yard Poster

Scotland Yard Feature Film1941

Smilin' Through Poster

Smilin' Through Feature Film1941

Little Old New York Poster

Little Old New York Feature Film1940

The Mummy's Hand Poster

The Mummy's Hand Feature Film1940

Victory Feature Film1940

The Edge of the World Poster

The Edge of the World Feature Film1937

The Prisoner of Zenda Poster

The Prisoner of Zenda Feature Film1937

Beloved Enemy Poster

Beloved Enemy Feature Film1936

Dracula's Daughter Poster

Dracula's Daughter Feature Film1936

The Amazing Adventure Poster

The Amazing Adventure Feature Film1936

The Last of the Mohicans Poster

The Last of the Mohicans Feature Film1936

The Man Who Lived Again Poster

The Man Who Lived Again Feature Film1936

Mad Love Poster

Mad Love Feature Film1935

Mark of the Vampire Poster

Mark of the Vampire Feature Film1935

Mystery of Edwin Drood Poster

Mystery of Edwin Drood Feature Film1935

Peter Ibbetson Poster

Peter Ibbetson Feature Film1935

The Bride of Frankenstein Poster

The Bride of Frankenstein Feature Film1935

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Poster

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Feature Film1935

Berkeley Square Poster

Berkeley Square Feature Film1933

Smilin' Through Poster

Smilin' Through Feature Film1932

The Mummy Poster

The Mummy Feature Film1932

Drácula Feature Film1931

Dracula Feature Film1931

Frankenstein Poster

Frankenstein Feature Film1931

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