Anthony Veiller (23 June 1903 – 27 June 1965) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote for 41 films between

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and

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Life and career

Veiller was born on 23 June 1903 in

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to playwright and screenwriter Bayard Veiller and English-born actress

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. He moved to Hollywood in 1930. Veiller was twice nominated for an

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for Best Screenplay. In 1937, he co-wrote (with

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) the screenplay for ''

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'', starring Katharine Hepburn,

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and

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. This very loose adaptation of the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Veiller was also Oscar-nominated for writing (with uncredited help from John Huston and Richard Brooks) '' The Killers'' (1946), an adaptation of the short story by

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. The film introduced Burt Lancaster to filmgoers, and won an Edgar Award as best mystery film of 1946. In 2008, it was included in the United States

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by the

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. During the

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he worked with Frank Capra on several films in the documentary/propaganda film series collectively titled ''

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''. In 1946 (the same year as ''The Killers''), Veiller co-wrote ''The Stranger'', directed by and starring Orson Welles. For '' State of the Union'' (1948), again directed by Capra, Veiller was credited as co-producer as well as co-writer. Veiller worked with director John Huston on several films: ''

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'' (1952), '' Beat the Devil'' (1953), ''

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'' (1963), and ''

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'' (1964), the film of the

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play that became Veiller's final screen credit. Veiller died on 27, June 1965 of

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in Hollywood,

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, four days after his 62nd birthday. He was buried in the St Mary Churchyard, Bepton,

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Filmography

* '' The Witching Hour'' (1934) - screenplay, producer * '' Menace'' (1934) - screenplay * '' The Notorious Sophie Lang'' (1934) - screenplay * '' Break of Hearts'' (1935) - screenplay * '' Star of Midnight'' (1935) - screenplay *''

College Scandal ''College Scandal'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent and written by Frank Partos, Charles Brackett and Marguerite Roberts. The film stars Arline Judge, Kent Taylor, Wendy Barrie, William Frawley, Benny Baker, William Ben ...

'' (1935) - uncredited writer *'' Jalna'' (1935) - screenplay * '' Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1935) - screenplay * '' The Lady Consents'' (1936) - screenplay * '' The Ex-Mrs. Bradford'' (1936) - screenplay * '' Swing Time'' (1936) - uncredited writer * ''

A Woman Rebels ''A Woman Rebels'' is a 1936 American historical drama film adapted from the 1930 novel ''Portrait of a Rebel'' by Netta Syrett and starring Katharine Hepburn as Pamela Thistlewaite, who rebels against the social mores of Victorian England. The fi ...

'' (1936) - screenplay * '' Winterset'' (1936) - screenplay * ''

The Soldier and the Lady ''The Soldier and the Lady'' is the 1937 American adventure film version of the oft-produced 1876 Jules Verne novel, '' Michel Strogoff''. Produced by Pandro S. Berman, he hired as his associate producer, Joseph Ermolieff. Ermolieff had produc ...

'' (1937) - screenplay * ''

Radio City Revels ''Radio City Revels'' is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Bob Burns, Jack Oakie and Ann Miller. The film's sets were designed by the art director Van Nest Polglase. Although set in New York City, sp ...

'' (1938) - screenplay *'' The Saint in New York'' (1938) - screenplay * '' Gunga Din'' (1939) - uncredited writer * ''

Let Us Live ''Let Us Live'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Brahm starring Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy. The script of the film was adapted from the 1936 Harper's Magazine story "Murder in Massachusetts" by Joseph F. ...

'' (1939) - screenplay * '' Disputed Passage'' (1939) - screenplay * ''Typhoon'' (1940) - producer *'' Safari'' (1940) - producer *'' The Quarterback'' (1940) - producer *''

Moon Over Burma ''Moon Over Burma'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Louis King and written by Harry Clork, Wilson Collison, W.P. Lipscomb and Frank Wead. The film stars Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Preston Foster, Doris Nolan, Albert Basserma ...

'' (1940) - producer *'' Victory'' (1940) - producer *''

New York Town ''New York Town'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin, Akim Tamiroff, and Robert Preston. The film was written by Lewis Meltzer and an uncredited Preston Sturges based on a ...

'' (1941) - producer * '' Her Cardboard Lover'' (1942) - screenplay * '' Why We Fight: Prelude to War'' (1942) (documentary) - uncredited writer * '' Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia'' (1943) (documentary) - uncredited writer, narrator * '' Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike'' (1943) (documentary) - uncredited writer, narrator * '' Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain'' (1943) (documentary) - uncredited director, narrator * '' Assignment in Brittany'' (1943) - screenplay *'' Know Your Ally: Britain'' (1944) (documentary) - uncredited director * '' Tunisian Victory'' (documentary) (1944) - uncredited writer * ''

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'' (1945) - screenplay * '' War Comes to America'' (1945) (documentary) - uncredited writer * '' Two Down and One to Go'' (1945) (documentary) - screenplay * '' Here is Germany'' (1945) (documentary) - uncredited writer, narrator * '' The Stranger'' (1946) - screenplay * '' The Killers'' (1946) - screenplay * '' State of the Union'' (1948) - screenplay, associate producer *'' Colorado Territory'' (1949) - producer *'' Backfire'' (1950) - producer *'' Chain Lightning'' (1950) - producer *''

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'' (1950) - producer *''

Along the Great Divide ''Along the Great Divide'' is a 1951 American Western film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, John Agar and Walter Brennan. It was Douglas's first Western, a genre that served him well during his long career ...

'' (1951) - producer *'' Fort Worth'' (1951) - producer *'' Force of Arms'' (1951) - producer *''

Red Planet Mars ''Red Planet Mars'' is a 1952 American science fiction film released by United Artists starring Peter Graves and Andrea King. It is based on a 1932 play ''Red Planet'' written by John L. Balderston and John Hoare and was directed by art director ...

'' (1952) - screenplay, producer * ''

'' (1952) - screenplay * '' Beat the Devil'' (1953) - uncredited writer * '' That Lady'' (1955) - screenplay * '' Safari'' (1956) - screenplay * '' Monkey on My Back'' (1957) - screenplay *''

The Adventures of Tugboat Annie ''The Adventures of Tugboat Annie'' is a 1957 Canadian-filmed comedy television series starring Minerva Urecal as Annie Brennan, the widowed captain of the tugboat "Narcissus," and Walter Sande as Horatio J. Bullwinkle, the captain of the "Salaman ...

'' (1958) (TV series) - executive producer * '' Solomon and Sheba'' (1959) - screenplay * ''

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'' (1959) - screenplay *'' Markham'' (1960) (TV series) writer of episodes * ''

'' (1963) - screenplay * ''

'' (1964) - screenplay

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Veiller, Anthony American male screenwriters 1903 births 1965 deaths 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters