Gerald Duffy
Encyclopedia
Gerald Duffy was a screenwriter
of the silent film
era, as well as a journalist
, and short story
writer and copyeditor. He is best known for his many contributions to Redbook
magazine, which he edited, as well as being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Title Writing in the 1st Academy Awards
for the film The Private Life of Helen of Troy
. His prolific fiction career brought him to the attention of First National Studios who hired him on as a writer.
Gerald died in 1928 while dictating a script in Los Angeles, California
.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
of the silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
era, as well as a journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, and short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer and copyeditor. He is best known for his many contributions to Redbook
Redbook
Redbook is an American women's magazine published by the Hearst Corporation. It is one of the "Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines.-History:...
magazine, which he edited, as well as being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Title Writing in the 1st Academy Awards
1st Academy Awards
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 1927 and 1928 and took place on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, in Los Angeles, California. AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks hosted the...
for the film The Private Life of Helen of Troy
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
The Private Life of Helen of Troy is a 1927 silent film about Helen of Troy based on a novel by John Erskine and adapted to screen by Gerald C. Duffy. The film was directed by Alexander Korda and starred Maria Corda as Helen, Lewis Stone as Menelaus, and Ricardo Cortez as Paris...
. His prolific fiction career brought him to the attention of First National Studios who hired him on as a writer.
Gerald died in 1928 while dictating a script in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.