A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Benjamin Markson
Birthplace:
Creston, Iowa, USA
Born:
August 6, 1897
Died:
October 20, 1971
Adaptation:
1935 Bright Lights
1947 Mr. District Attorney
Additional Dialogue:
1934 Babbitt
1935 Bright Lights
1947 Mr. District Attorney
Dialogue:
1933 Girl Missing
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 Picture Snatcher
1934 Babbitt
1935 Bright Lights
1935 Going Highbrow
1947 Mr. District Attorney
Screenplay:
1932 Is My Face Red?
1932 Rackety Rax
1932 What Price Hollywood?
1933 Girl Missing
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 Goodbye Again
1933 Lady Killer
1933 Lucky Devils
1933 Picture Snatcher
1933 The Silk Express
1934 Babbitt
1934 Big Hearted Herbert
1934 The Case of the Howling Dog
1934 Upperworld
1935 Bright Lights
1935 Going Highbrow
1935 The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 The White Cockatoo
1936 Brides Are Like That
1937 Danger – Love at Work
1937 Woman-Wise
1939 I Was a Convict
1939 Pride of the Navy
1941 The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 Thieves Fall Out
1945 Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945 Prison Ship
1945 The Falcon in San Francisco
1946 A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1947 Mr. District Attorney
Story:
1932 Is My Face Red?
1932 Rackety Rax
1932 The Half-Naked Truth
1932 What Price Hollywood?
1933 Girl Missing
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 Goodbye Again
1933 Lady Killer
1933 Lucky Devils
1933 Picture Snatcher
1933 The Silk Express
1934 Babbitt
1934 Big Hearted Herbert
1934 Here Comes the Navy
1934 The Case of the Howling Dog
1934 Upperworld
1935 Bright Lights
1935 Going Highbrow
1935 The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 The White Cockatoo
1936 Brides Are Like That
1937 Danger – Love at Work
1937 Woman-Wise
1939 I Was a Convict
1939 Pride of the Navy
1941 The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 Thieves Fall Out
1945 Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945 Prison Ship
1945 The Falcon in San Francisco
1946 A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1947 Mr. District Attorney
1959 Edge of Eternity
Theatre Play:
1932 Is My Face Red?
1932 Rackety Rax
1932 The Half-Naked Truth
1932 What Price Hollywood?
1933 Girl Missing
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 Goodbye Again
1933 Lady Killer
1933 Lucky Devils
1933 Picture Snatcher
1933 The Silk Express
1934 Babbitt
1934 Big Hearted Herbert
1934 Here Comes the Navy
1934 The Case of the Howling Dog
1934 Upperworld
1935 Bright Lights
1935 Going Highbrow
1935 The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 The White Cockatoo
1936 Brides Are Like That
1937 Danger – Love at Work
1937 Woman-Wise
1939 I Was a Convict
1939 Pride of the Navy
1941 The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 Thieves Fall Out
1945 Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945 Prison Ship
1945 The Falcon in San Francisco
1946 A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1947 Mr. District Attorney
1959 Edge of Eternity
Treatment:
1932 Is My Face Red?
1932 Rackety Rax
1932 The Half-Naked Truth
1932 What Price Hollywood?
1933 Girl Missing
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 Goodbye Again
1933 Lady Killer
1933 Lucky Devils
1933 Picture Snatcher
1933 The Silk Express
1934 Babbitt
1934 Big Hearted Herbert
1934 Here Comes the Navy
1934 The Case of the Howling Dog
1934 Upperworld
1935 Bright Lights
1935 Going Highbrow
1935 The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 The White Cockatoo
1936 Brides Are Like That
1937 Danger – Love at Work
1937 Ready, Willing and Able
1937 Woman-Wise
1939 I Was a Convict
1939 Pride of the Navy
1941 The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 Thieves Fall Out
1945 Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945 Prison Ship
1945 The Falcon in San Francisco
1946 A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1947 Mr. District Attorney
1959 Edge of Eternity
Writer:
1928 The River Pirate
1932 Is My Face Red?
1932 Rackety Rax
1932 The Half-Naked Truth
1932 What Price Hollywood?
1933 Girl Missing
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 Goodbye Again
1933 Lady Killer
1933 Lucky Devils
1933 Picture Snatcher
1933 The Silk Express
1934 Babbitt
1934 Big Hearted Herbert
1934 Here Comes the Navy
1934 The Case of the Howling Dog
1934 Upperworld
1935 Bright Lights
1935 Going Highbrow
1935 The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 The White Cockatoo
1936 Brides Are Like That
1936 Nobody's Fool
1937 Danger – Love at Work
1937 Ready, Willing and Able
1937 Sing and Be Happy
1937 Woman-Wise
1939 I Was a Convict
1939 Pride of the Navy
1941 The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 Thieves Fall Out
1945 Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945 Prison Ship
1945 The Beautiful Cheat
1945 The Falcon in San Francisco
1946 A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1947 Mr. District Attorney
1959 Edge of Eternity
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