Francis Edward Faragoh (born Ferenc Eduárd Faragó; October 16, 1898 – July 25, 1966) was a Hungarian-American
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.
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. He wrote for 20 films between 1929 and 1947. He was nominated for an
Academy Award in
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
for
Best Writing, Adaptation for ''
Little Caesar Little Caesar may refer to:
People
* Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion ("Little Caesar"), last pharaoh of Egypt, son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra
* Little Caesar (singer) (1928-1994; birth name Harry Caesar) U.S. sing ...
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He was born in
Budapest,
Hungary and died in
Oakland, California from a
heart attack.
Selected filmography
* ''
Little Caesar Little Caesar may refer to:
People
* Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion ("Little Caesar"), last pharaoh of Egypt, son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra
* Little Caesar (singer) (1928-1994; birth name Harry Caesar) U.S. sing ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...
'' (1931)
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Frankenstein'' (1931)
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The Last Man'' (1932)
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Hat, Coat and Glove
''Hat, Coat and Glove'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Worthington Miner from a screenplay by Francis Faragoh. It starred Ricardo Cortez, Barbara Robbins, and John Beal.
Plot
Cast
* Ricardo Cortez as Robert Mitchell ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Becky Sharp'' (1935)
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Lady from Louisiana
''Lady from Louisiana'' is a 1941 American Western film starring John Wayne and Ona Munson. It was produced and directed by Bernard Vorhaus.
The Louisiana State Lottery Company organizes a lottery in 1890s New Orleans, with lottery funds used ...
'' (1941)
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1898 births
1966 deaths
American male screenwriters
Hollywood blacklist
Writers from Budapest
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American screenwriters
Hungarian emigrants to the United States
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