Howard J. Green
Howard J. Green | |
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Los Angeles, California, US | |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1927–1959 |
Howard J. Green (March 20, 1893 – September 2, 1965) was an American
Career
Green attended
Green's experience at Theatre World led him to begin writing scripts again and he wrote
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In 1932, Green penned I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, based upon the autobiography of a chain gang escapee,[7] which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture but also had a significant impact on film-goers in the United States.[7][8] The film fueled protests against the chain gang system which ultimately led to reforms of the system and the elimination of chain gangs in Georgia in 1937.[8][9]
In 1933, at a time when writers were looking to organize against the studios, Green suggested reviving the Screen Writers Guild, which began as a social club in 1921, as a union.[10] Green then became the union's first president.[1][3]
Green would write over 60 films throughout his career and in 1951 he turned to television, beginning with an episode of The Adventures of Kit Carson. He would then write episodes for over 20 television shows, including multiple episodes for Gruen Guild Theater, Chevron Theatre, Public Defender and the Pepsi-Cola Playhouse.
Personal life
On April 25, 1923, Green married Irma Heinemann at the St. Regis Hotel in New York.[5] The couple had two children; Howard Jr. and Eleanor.[11]
Selected filmography
As screenwriter
- The Kid Brother (1927)
- White Pants Willie (1927)
- Vamping Venus (1928)
- The Head Man (1928)
- Restless Youth (1928)
- Marked Money (1928)
- The Sideshow (1928)
- The Faker (1929)
- The Younger Generation (1929)
- The Donovan Affair (1929)
- The Long, Long Trail (1929)
- Broadway Scandals (1929)
- Song of Love (1929)
- The Melody Man (1930)
- High Society Blues (1930)
- Cheer Up and Smile (1930)
- On Your Back (1930)
- Part Time Wife (1930)
- The Princess and the Plumber (1930)
- Maker of Men (1931)
- A Dangerous Affair (1931)
- The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932)
- Blessed Event (1932)
- They Call It Sin (1932)
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
- Trick for Trick (1933)
- Morning Glory (1933)
- Man of Two Worlds (1934)
- Success at Any Price (1934)
- Shoot the Works (1934)
- The Lemon Drop Kid (1934)
- Rumba (1935)
- Star of Midnight (1935)
- Men Without Names (1935)
- If You Could Only Cook (1935)
- Devil's Squadron (1936)
- Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
- They Met in a Taxi (1936)
- New Faces of 1937 (1937)
- This Way Please (1937)
- Making the Headlines (1938)
- Curtain Call (1940)
- Dreaming Out Loud (1940)
- The Mad Doctor (1941)
- Two in a Taxi (1941)
- Harmon of Michigan (1941)
- Reveille with Beverly (1943)
- After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
- High Explosive (1943)
- Doughboys in Ireland (1943)
- The Racket Man (1944)
- Take It Big (1944)
- Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
- George White's Scandals(1945)
- San Quentin (1946)
- The Invisible Wall (1947)
- The Winner's Circle (1948)
- Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)
- State Penitentiary (1950)
- Chain Gang (1950)
- My True Story (1951)
References
- ^ a b "Howard J. Green papers". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Motion Picture News; Motion Picture News, Inc (1927). Motion Picture News Booking Guide and Studio Directory (Oct 1927). Media History Digital Library. New York, Motion Picture News, Inc. pp. 125.
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- ^ "The Garrick Gaieties 1925- Lyrics by Lorenz Hart". www.lorenzhart.org. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ a b Variety (April 26, 1923). Variety (April 1923). Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. pp. 10.
- ^ a b Variety (March 10, 1926). Variety (March 1926). Media History Digital Library. New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company. pp. 4.
- ^ a b Lindsey (August 11, 2013). "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)". The Motion Pictures. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9781444308518.
- ^ "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ISBN 9781613736630.
- ^ "Howard Jefferson Green Jr. Obituary". Legacy.com. Los Angeles Times. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
External links
- Howard J. Green at IMDb
- Howard J. Green at Find a Grave