Edward E. Paramore Jr. (17 September 1895 – 1 May 1956) was an American

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Career

His 1929 play ''Ringside'', co-written with

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and Hyatt Daab, was adapted for the movie ''

Night Parade ''Night Parade'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Malcolm St. Clair based on the play ''Ringside'' by Hyatt Daab, Edward Paramore, Jr. and George Abbott. Released by RKO Pictures in October 1929, it starred Hugh Trevor, Ail ...

'' by RKO. He was a staff screenwriter at Paramount. He wrote the script for the film ''

The Bitter Tea of General Yen ''The Bitter Tea of General Yen'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama war film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck, and featuring Nils Asther and Walter Connolly. Based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Grace Zaring Stone, th ...

'' for Columbia, ''

Baby Take a Bow ''Baby, Take a Bow'' is a 1934 American comedy-drama film directed by Harry Lachman and is one of the earliest Hays code Hollywood films (its MPAA certificate marks it as the third ever code-approved film). The screenplay by Philip Klein and Edwa ...

'' and ''

Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas ''Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas'' is a war film made by Twentieth Century Fox in 1943. The film starred Philip Dorn, Anna Sten, and Martin Kosleck. The film was originally titled ''The Seventh Column''. It was directed by Louis King and is b ...

'' for 20th Century Fox, and ''

Man of Conquest ''Man of Conquest'' is a 1939 American Western (genre), Western film directed by George Nicholls Jr. and starring Richard Dix (actor), Richard Dix, Gail Patrick, and Joan Fontaine. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards for Academy Awar ...

'' for Republic. He retired in 1943. He was one of the founders of the

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. Paramore died from a

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stemming from an accident in a parking garage in

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.Associated Press (May 2, 1956). Edward E. Paramore Jr., Screen Writer, Dies in Shreveport, La., After Accident. ''

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'' His son Edward E. Paramore III produced under the name

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Filmography

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'' (1943) *''

Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die ''Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die'' is a 1942 American Western film about the Gunfight at the OK Corral. It is directed by William McGann and stars Richard Dix as Wyatt Earp, Kent Taylor as Doc Holliday and Edgar Buchanan as Curly Bill Bro ...

'' (1942) *''

Mystery Sea Raider ''Mystery Sea Raider'' is a 1940 American drama war film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Carole Landis, Henry Wilcoxon and Onslow Stevens. Plot A woman (Carole Landis) and a U.S. captain (Henry Wilcoxon) foil a German spy's (Onslow Stev ...

'' (1940) *''

20 Mule Team ''20 Mule Team'' (also known as ''Twenty Mule Team'') is a 1940 American Western film about Death Valley, and Daggett, California borax miners, directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Wallace Beery, Marjorie Rambeau and Anne Baxter. The film ...

'' (1940) *''

'' (1939) *''

The Oklahoma Kid ''The Oklahoma Kid'' is a 1939 Western film starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. The film was directed for Warner Bros. by Lloyd Bacon. Cagney plays an adventurous gunslinger in a broad-brimmed cowboy hat while Bogart portrays his black ...

'' (1939) *'' Three Comrades'' (1938) *''

Portia on Trial ''Portia on Trial'' is a 1937 American film about a trial based on story of Faith Baldwin and directed by George Nicholls Jr. It was nominated to win the Oscar for Best Music in the 10th Academy Awards. Premise Lady lawyer Portia Merryman (Fr ...

'' (1937) *''

Two in a Crowd ''Two in a Crowd'' is a 1936 romantic comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Joan Bennett and Joel McCrea. It was released by Universal Pictures. The screenplay was written by Lewis R. Foster, Doris Malloy, and Earle Snell, based ...

'' (1936) *''

Trouble for Two ''Trouble for Two'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. It is based on '' The Suicide Club'', a short story collection by Robert Louis Stevenson. A European prince, unh ...

'' (1936) *'' Three Godfathers'' (1936) *''

The Farmer Takes a Wife ''The Farmer Takes a Wife'' is a 1934 play by Frank B. Elser and Marc Connelly based on the 1929 novel '' Rome Haul'' by Walter D. Edmonds. It was well-received upon its opening night on Broadway on October 30, 1934, at the 46th Street Theatre ...

'' (1935) *''

Rocky Mountain Mystery ''Rocky Mountain Mystery'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Charles Barton and starring Randolph Scott, Mrs. Leslie Carter, and Ann Sheridan. Based on an unpublished novel ''Golden Dreams'' by Zane Grey, the film is about a mining e ...

'' (1935) *''

Mystery Woman ''Mystery Woman'' is the name of a series of 11 made-for-television mystery films released by the Hallmark Channel between 2003 and 2007, and now appearing regularly on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. While on the Hallmark Channel, it was broadcas ...

'' (1935) *''

'' (1934) *'' Master of Men'' (1933) *''

'' (1933) *''

Rich Man's Folly ''Rich Man's Folly'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell (director), John Cromwell and written by Edward E. Paramore Jr. and Grover Jones. The film stars George Bancroft (actor), George Bancroft, ...

'' (1931) *''

Newly Rich ''Forbidden Adventure'', also known as ''Newly Rich'', is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Mitzi Green, Edna May Oliver, Louise Fazenda and Jackie Searl. Three children - two actors and a king - run aw ...

'' (1931) *''

Fighting Caravans ''Fighting Caravans'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Otto Brower and David Burton and starring Gary Cooper, Lili Damita, and Ernest Torrence. Based on the 1929 novel ''Fighting Caravans'' by Zane Grey, the film is about a ...

'' (1931) *'' The Santa Fe Trail'' (1930) *'' The Border Legion'' (1930) *'' Only the Brave'' (1930) *'' The Virginian'' (1929) *''

'' (1929) *''

The Saturday Night Kid ''The Saturday Night Kid'' is a 1929 American pre-Code romantic comedy film about two sisters and the man they both want. It stars Clara Bow, Jean Arthur, James Hall, and in her first credited speaking role, Jean Harlow. The film was based on ...

'' (1929) *'' A Dangerous Woman'' (1929)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paramore, Edward E., Jr. 1895 births 1956 deaths The Hill School alumni Yale University alumni American male screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters