- Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan (
April 1 ,1914 -March 24 ,2003 ) was a popular and talentedscreenwriter of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.He was also known as a highly regarded script doctor, called in to rewrite and repair flawed screenplays. Born to Polish immigrants, he earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Illinois and a law degree atChicago-Kent College of Law .Some of his films include "The Chase" (1946), "
Whistle Stop " (1946), "House of Strangers " (1949), "Broken Lance " (1954), "Johnny Guitar " (1954), "The Big Combo " (1955), "The Harder They Fall " (1956), "The Bravados " (1958) and "God's Little Acre " (1958). He worked several times in collaboration with independent producerSamuel Bronston and contributed to the screenplays of such films as "King of Kings" (1961), "El Cid" (1961), "55 Days at Peking " (1963), "The Fall of the Roman Empire" (1964) and "Circus World" (1964).He was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay for "Detective Story " (1951), and for Best Writing, Original Screenplay for "Dillinger" (1945).Awards
*Won an Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story for "
Broken Lance " (1954), which was actually a remake, reset in the West, of Yordan's earlier "House of Strangers ".
*Won a 1952Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, for "Detective Story " (along with co-writerRobert Wyler , andSidney Kingsley , the author of the original stage play).External links
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