Sy Bartlett
Sidney "Sy" Bartlett (born Sacha Baraniev; July 10, 1900 – May 29, 1978) was a Ukrainian American author and screenwriter/producer of Hollywood films.
Early life
Sy Bartlett was born on July 10, 1900, in the Black Sea seaport of Mykolaiv in the Russian Empire. His parents immigrated to the United States in 1904, settling in Chicago. Bartlett attended Northwestern University and was trained at the Medill School of Journalism.
He worked as a newspaper reporter before moving to Hollywood to become a screenwriter. His first credited work was for
Bartlett enjoyed being a Hollywood socialite in the 1930s and was well known for the Sunday barbecues he frequently hosted. He was sometimes connected by tabloids to scandals on occasion, and married three times, each time to Hollywood actresses –
Military service
Bartlett joined the
With the establishment of the
Return to Hollywood and writing
Following World War II, Bartlett returned to Hollywood and joined
Bartlett died in Hollywood on May 29, 1978, aged 77, from cancer.
Filmography (screenwriter)
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References
- ^ Maxwell Street Survival in a Bazaar, Publisher Doubleday & Co. Inc., Garden City, New York, 1977 see page 239
- ^ a b Hollywood Man First U.S. Flyer to Bomb Berlin: Maj. Sy Bartlett, Former Film Writer, Drops 4000-Pound 'Cookie' on Target in Nazi Capital Los Angeles Times via Newspapers.com. Published March 29, 1943. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- Duffin, Alan T., and Matheis, Paul. The 12 O'Clock High Logbook (2005), ISBN 1-59393-033-X
External links
- Sy Bartlett at IMDb
- Portrait of screenwriter Sy Bartlett, Los Angeles, California, circa 1939. Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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