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Edwin Burke
Edwin J. Burke (August 30, 1889 – September 26, 1944) was an American screenwriter who was most known for writing some of Shirley Temple's earlier films. He won an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards in the category of Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay for the film ''Bad Girl (1931 film), Bad Girl''. He was also a successful playwright. He wrote the play that inspired the film ''This Thing Called Love (1940 film), This Thing Called Love''. Filmography Only films that he wrote the screenplay for, not ones that were adapted from his plays-unless he helped write the screenplay to it. *''Plastered in Paris (1928 film), Plastered in Paris'' (1928) *''The Girl from Havana'' (1929) *''Good Medicine'' (1929) *''Happy Days (1929 film), Happy Days'' (1929) *''Love, Live and Laugh'' (1929) *''Not Quite Decent'' (1929) *''Speakeasy (1929 film), Speakeasy'' (1929) *''Woman Trap (1929 film), Woman Trap'' (1929) *''The Dancers (1930 film), The Dancers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
