Francis Edward Faragoh (born Ferenc Eduárd Faragó; October 16, 1898 – July 25, 1966), also known as Francis Edwards Faragoh,[2] was a Hungarian-American screenwriter. He wrote for 20 films between 1929 and 1947. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1931 for Best Writing, Adaptation for Little Caesar.[3] He was born in Budapest, Hungary and died at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland, California from a heart attack.[1]
Francis Edward Faragoh | |
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Born | Ferenc Eduárd Faragó October 16, 1898 |
Died | July 25, 1966 Oakland, California, U.S. | (aged 67)
Other names | Francis Edwards Faragoh |
Education | City College of New York, Columbia University[1] |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1929–1947 |
Selected filmography
edit- Little Caesar (1931)
- Iron Man (1931)
- Frankenstein (1931)
- The Last Man (1932)
- Hat, Coat and Glove (1934)
- Becky Sharp (1935)
- Lady from Louisiana (1941)
References
edit- ^ a b "Obituaries: Francis Edwards Faragoh". Variety. July 27, 1966. p. 111. ProQuest 963009248.
Francis Edwards Faragoh, 71, playwright and scenarist, died at Kaiser Hospital, Oakland, Calif., July 25 of a heart attack following surgery. He was born in Hungary and came as a youth to the U.S. where he was educated at City College of New York and Columbia U. As a former managing director of the new Playwrights Theatre, he authored 'Pinwheels' (1928) and 'Sun Up to Sundown' (1938). In 1929 he became a film writer and is credited with 'Her Private Affair,' 'Lilies of the Field,' 'Back Pay,' 'The Right of Way,' 'Too Young to Marry,' 'Little Caesar,' 'Iron Man,' 'Frankenstein,' 'The Last Man,' 'Undercover Man,' 'Return of Peter Grimm,' 'Becky Sharp' and 'My Friend Flicka.'
- ^ Credited as Francis Edwards Faragoh, yesterdaysgallery.com. Accessed February 21, 2024.
- ^ "The 4th Academy Awards (1931) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
Further reading
edit- United States House of Representatives (1953). Communist Methods of Infiltration (Education); Hearings Before the Committee on Un-American Activities. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp.361–370. OCLC 34990984.