Talbot Jennings
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Talbot Jennings was an American screenwriter
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He was born in 1894 in Shoshone, Idaho
, his father was an Episcopal archdeacon for Idaho and Wyoming. He attended Nampa High School before World War I in which he served. After to war he went to University of Idaho
and graduated Phi Beta Kappa
in 1924. He followed it up with a masters degree at Harvard University
, then attended Yale Drama School.
Talbot wrote and co-wrote 17 screenplays including Mutiny on the Bounty
, Anna and the King of Siam and Northwest Passage. He wrote many screenplays for television also.
He was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Writing and Screenplay for Mutiny on the Bounty
in 1935 and Anna and the King of Siam in 1946. A story he wrote became The Sons of Katie Elder
(1965), and was his last film.
He died at East Glacier Park, Montana.
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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He was born in 1894 in Shoshone, Idaho
Shoshone, Idaho
Shoshone is the county seat and largest city of Lincoln County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 census. In contrast to the Shoshone Native American tribe for which it is named, the city's name is correctly pronounced "Show-shown," with a silent 'e'.- History :Shoshone has...
, his father was an Episcopal archdeacon for Idaho and Wyoming. He attended Nampa High School before World War I in which he served. After to war he went to University of Idaho
University of Idaho
The University of Idaho is the State of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state...
and graduated Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa Society
The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honor society. Its mission is to "celebrate and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences"; and induct "the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at America’s leading colleges and universities." Founded at The College of William and...
in 1924. He followed it up with a masters degree at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, then attended Yale Drama School.
Talbot wrote and co-wrote 17 screenplays including 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...
, Anna and the King of Siam and Northwest Passage. He wrote many screenplays for television also.
He was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Writing and Screenplay for 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...
in 1935 and Anna and the King of Siam in 1946. A story he wrote became The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder is a 1965 Technicolor western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne and Dean Martin. The movie was filmed principally in Mexico....
(1965), and was his last film.
He died at East Glacier Park, Montana.