Jules Furthman
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Jules Furthman was a magazine and newspaper writer before working as a screenwriter
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Born in Chicago, Illinois, during World War I
he wrote under the name "Stephen Fox." Furthman wrote screenplays for a number of important or popular films, including: The Docks of New York
(1928), Thunderbolt
(1929), Merely Mary Ann
(1931), Shanghai Express
(1932), Bombshell
(1933), Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935), Come and Get It
(1936), Only Angels Have Wings
(1939), To Have and Have Not
(1944), The Big Sleep
(1946) and Nightmare Alley
(1947). He wrote credited screenplays for eight films directed by Josef Von Sternberg and an equal number for Howard Hawks.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay
for Mutiny on the Bounty.
In 1920, he married the actress Sybil Seely
, who played in five films directed by Buster Keaton
and stopped acting after giving birth to their child in 1923. They remained together until his death.
Jules Furthman was the brother of writer Charles Furthman. Jules Furthman died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1966 in Oxford
, Oxfordshire
, United Kingdom
. His remains were brought home and interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, 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:...
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Born in Chicago, Illinois, during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he wrote under the name "Stephen Fox." Furthman wrote screenplays for a number of important or popular films, including: The Docks of New York
The Docks of New York
The Docks of New York is a silent film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson and Baclanova. It tells the story of a prostitute who tries to rise above her life on the docks by finding love...
(1928), Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt
A thunderbolt is a discharge of lightning accompanied by a loud thunderclap or its symbolic representation. In its original usage the word may also have been a description of meteors, or, as Plato suggested in Timaeus, of the consequences of a close approach between two planetary cosmic bodies,...
(1929), Merely Mary Ann
Merely Mary Ann
Merely Mary Ann is a romantic comedy drama film starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Gaynor and Farrell made almost a dozen films together, including Frank Borzage's classics Seventh Heaven , Street Angel , and Lucky Star ; Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress for the first...
(1931), Shanghai Express
Shanghai Express (film)
Shanghai Express is a 1932 American film directed by Josef von Sternberg. The pre-Code picture stars Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, and Warner Oland. It was written by Jules Furthman, based on a story by Harry Hervey. It was the fourth of seven teamings of Sternberg and Dietrich.The...
(1932), Bombshell
Bombshell (film)
Bombshell is a Pre-Code film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan, C. Aubrey Smith, Mary Forbes and Franchot Tone.-Plot:...
(1933), Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, and directed by Frank Lloyd based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel Mutiny on the Bounty.The film was one of the biggest hits of its time...
(1935), Come and Get It
Come and Get It (film)
Come and Get It is a 1936 American drama film directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler. The screenplay by Jane Murfin and Jules Furthman is based on the 1935 novel of the same title by Edna Ferber.-Plot:...
(1936), Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings is a movie directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur. It is generally regarded as being among Hawks' finest films, particularly in its portrayal of the professionalism of the pilots, its atmosphere, and the flying sequences.It inspired the 1983 television...
(1939), To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not is a 1937 novel by Ernest Hemingway about Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain who lives with a prostitute and runs contraband between Cuba and Florida. The novel depicts Harry as an essentially good man who is forced into blackmarket activity by economic forces beyond his...
(1944), The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1946 film)
The Big Sleep is a 1946 film noir directed by Howard Hawks, the first film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel of the same name. The movie stars Humphrey Bogart as detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall as the female lead in a film about the "process of a criminal investigation, not its...
(1946) and Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley (1947 film)
Nightmare Alley is a 20th Century Fox film noir starring Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell, and directed by Edmund Goulding. The movie rights for the 1946 novel of the same name, written by William Lindsay Gresham, were bought by Power, who planned on starring in the film...
(1947). He wrote credited screenplays for eight films directed by Josef Von Sternberg and an equal number for Howard Hawks.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay
The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. It is awarded each year to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source...
for Mutiny on the Bounty.
In 1920, he married the actress Sybil Seely
Sybil Seely
Sybil Seely was a silent film actress who worked with the well known silent film comedy actor Buster Keaton. She was credited in most of her films as Sibye Trevilla....
, who played in five films directed by Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face".Keaton was recognized as the...
and stopped acting after giving birth to their child in 1923. They remained together until his death.
Jules Furthman was the brother of writer Charles Furthman. Jules Furthman died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1966 in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. His remains were brought home and interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
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List of screenplays
- Steady CompanySteady CompanySteady Company was a 1915 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Pauline Bush - Nan Brenner* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Jimmy Ford* Lydia Yeamans Titus - Mrs. Ford...
(1915) (story) (as Julius G. Furthman) - Bound on the WheelBound on the WheelBound on the Wheel is a 1915 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Elsie Jane Wilson - Cora Gertz* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Tom Coulahan* Lydia Yeamans Titus - Mrs. Coulahan...
(1915) (story) (as Julius G. Furthman) - Chasing the Limited (1915) (scenario)
- Mountain JusticeMountain Justice (1915 film)Mountain Justice is a 1915 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Elsie Jane Wilson - Mary Kirke* Arthur Shirley - Angus McDonald* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Jeffrey Kirke...
(1915) (story) (as Julius G. Furthman) - A Fiery Introduction (1915) (story) (as Julius G. Furthman)
- Quits (1915) (as Julius G. Furthman)
- The Little Blonde in Black (1915)
- High Play (1917) (scenario) (as Jules Grinnell Furthmann)
- The Frame-Up (1917)
- The Shackles of Truth (1917) (story) (as Julius Grinnell Furthman)
- The Masked Heart (1917) (story) (as Julius Grinnell Furthmann)
- Souls in Pawn (1917) (story)
- The Mantle of Charity (1918) (as Stephen Fox)
- A Camouflage Kiss (1918) (as Stephen Fox)
- Hearts or Diamonds? (1918)
- Up Romance Road (1918) (as Stephen Fox)
- A Japanese Nightingale (1918)
- Hobbs in a Hurry (1918) (scenario) (as Stephen Fox)
- All the World to Nothing (1918) (as Stephen Fox)
- Wives and Other Wives (1918) (as Stephen Fox)
- When a Man Rides Alone (1919) (as Stephen Fox)
- Where the West Begins (1919)
- Brass Buttons (1919) (as Stephen Fox)
- Some Liar (1919) (scenario) (as Stephen Fox)
- A Sporting Chance (1919) (as Stephen Fox)
- This Hero Stuff (1919) (story) (as Stephen Fox)
- Six Feet Four (1919) (as Stephen Fox)
- Victory (1919) (as Stephen Fox)
- The Lincoln Highwayman (1919) (adaptation)
- The Pleasant Devil (1919) (story) (as Steven Fox)
- Would You Forgive? (1920)
- The Valley of Tomorrow (1920) (as Stephen Fox)
- Treasure Island (1920) (as Stephen Fox)
- Leave It to Me (1920) (scenario)
- The Twins of Suffering Creek (1920) (scenario)
- A Sister to Salome (1920)
- The Great Redeemer (1920) (adaptation)
- The White Circle (1920)
- The Man Who Dared (1920) (as Julius G. Furthman)
- The Skywayman (1920)
- The Texan (1920) (scenario)
- The Iron Rider (1920) (scenario)
- The Land of Jazz (1920)
- High Gear Jeffrey (1921)
- The Cheater Reformed (1921)
- The Big Punch (1921)
- The Blushing Bride (1921)
- Colorado Pluck (1921)
- Singing River (1921)
- The Last Trail (1921)
- The Roof Tree (1921)
- Pawn Ticket 210 (1922)
- Gleam O'Dawn (1922)
- The Ragged Heiress (1922)
- Arabian Love (1922)
- The Yellow Stain (1922)
- Strange Idols (1922)
- Calvert's Valley (1922)
- The Love Gambler (1922)
- A California Romance (1922)
- Lovebound (1923)
- St. Elmo (1923)
- North of Hudson Bay (1923)
- The Acquittal (1923)
- Condemned (1923)
- Try and Get It (1924) (adaptation)
- Call of the Mate (1924)
- Romola (1924) (titles)
- Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925)
- Any Woman (1925)
- Before Midnight (1925)
- Big Pal (1925)
- The Wise Guy (1926)
- You'd Be Surprised (1926)
- Hotel ImperialHotel ImperialThe Hotel Imperial, also known as Imperial, Wien or simply The Imperial, is a five-star luxury hotel in Vienna, Austria. It is located at Kärntner Ring on the Ringstraße....
(1927) - The Love Wager (1927)
- Casey at the Bat (1927)
- Fashions for Women (1927)
- The Way of All Flesh (1927)
- Barbed Wire (1927)
- The City Gone Wild (1927)
- Abie's Irish RoseAbie's Irish RoseAbie's Irish Rose is a popular comedy by Anne Nichols familiar from stage productions, films and radio programs. The basic premise involves an Irish Catholic girl and a young Jewish man who marry despite the objections of their families.-Theater and films:...
(1928) - The Dragnet (1928)
- The Docks of New YorkThe Docks of New YorkThe Docks of New York is a silent film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson and Baclanova. It tells the story of a prostitute who tries to rise above her life on the docks by finding love...
(1928) - The Case of Lena SmithThe Case of Lena SmithThe Case of Lena Smith is an American film directed by Josef von Sternberg, starring Esther Ralston and James Hall, and released by Paramount Pictures...
(1929) - ThunderboltThunderbolt (1929 film)Thunderbolt is a 1929 proto-noir which tells the story of a criminal, facing execution, who wants to kill the man in the next cell for being in love with his girlfriend. It stars George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Tully Marshall and Eugenie Besserer....
(1929) (story) - New York Nights (1929) (adaptation)
- For the Defense (1930) (story)
- Common Clay (1930)
- Renegades (1930) (adaptation)
- Morocco (1930) (adaptation)
- Body and Soul (1931)
- Cuerpo y alma (1931)
- Merely Mary Ann (1931)
- The Yellow Ticket (1931)
- Over the Hill (1931)
- Shanghai ExpressShanghai Express (film)Shanghai Express is a 1932 American film directed by Josef von Sternberg. The pre-Code picture stars Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, and Warner Oland. It was written by Jules Furthman, based on a story by Harry Hervey. It was the fourth of seven teamings of Sternberg and Dietrich.The...
(1932) - Blonde VenusBlonde VenusBlonde Venus is a 1932 is a Pre-Code drama film starring Marlene Dietrich and Cary Grant. The movie was produced and directed for Paramount Pictures by Josef von Sternberg with a screenplay by Jules Furthman and S. K. Lauren adapted from a story by Furthman and von Sternberg. The music score was by W...
(1932) (story) (uncredited) - BombshellBombshell (film)Bombshell is a Pre-Code film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan, C. Aubrey Smith, Mary Forbes and Franchot Tone.-Plot:...
(1933) - China SeasChina Seas (film)China Seas is a 1935 adventure film starring Clark Gable as a brave sea captain, Jean Harlow as his brassy paramour, and Wallace Beery as an extremely suspicious-looking character...
(1935) - Mutiny on the BountyMutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, and directed by Frank Lloyd based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel Mutiny on the Bounty.The film was one of the biggest hits of its time...
(1935) - Come and Get ItCome and Get It (film)Come and Get It is a 1936 American drama film directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler. The screenplay by Jane Murfin and Jules Furthman is based on the 1935 novel of the same title by Edna Ferber.-Plot:...
(1936) - Spawn of the North (1938)
- Only Angels Have WingsOnly Angels Have WingsOnly Angels Have Wings is a movie directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur. It is generally regarded as being among Hawks' finest films, particularly in its portrayal of the professionalism of the pilots, its atmosphere, and the flying sequences.It inspired the 1983 television...
(1939) - The Way of All Flesh (1940) (story)
- The Shanghai GestureThe Shanghai GestureThe Shanghai Gesture is a 1941 American United Artists film noir motion picture starring Gene Tierney and Walter Huston, with Victor Mature and Ona Munson....
(1941) - The OutlawThe OutlawThe Outlaw is a 1943 American Western film, directed by Howard Hughes and starring Jane Russell. The supporting cast includes Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell, and Walter Huston. Hughes also produced the film, while Howard Hawks served as an uncredited co-director...
(1943) - To Have and Have NotTo Have and Have NotTo Have and Have Not is a 1937 novel by Ernest Hemingway about Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain who lives with a prostitute and runs contraband between Cuba and Florida. The novel depicts Harry as an essentially good man who is forced into blackmarket activity by economic forces beyond his...
(1944) - The Big SleepThe Big SleepThe Big Sleep is a hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first in his acclaimed series about detective Philip Marlowe. The work has been adapted twice into film, once in 1946 and again in 1978...
(1946) - Moss Rose (1947)
- Nightmare AlleyNightmare AlleyNightmare Alley is a novel by William Lindsay Gresham. It is a study of the lowest depths of showbiz and its sleazy inhabitants- the dark, shadowy world of a second rate carnival filled with hustlers, scheming grifters, and Machiavellian femme fatales....
(1947) - Pretty Baby (1950) (story)
- Peking Express (1951)
- Jet PilotJet PilotJet Pilot was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Purchased for US$41,000 at the Keeneland Yearling Sale by cosmetics queen Elizabeth Arden, he raced under her Maine Chance Farm colors. He was sired by the English champion and 1930 Epsom Derby winner, Blenheim II, and out of the mare Black Wave by...
(1957) - Rio Bravo (1959)