George Froeschel (9 March 1891 – 22 November 1979) was an Austrian novelist and screenwriter. In 1943, he received two Academy Award nominations for co-writing screenplays for Mrs. Miniver and Random Harvest. He won the Academy Award for Mrs. Miniver.

George Froeschel
Georg Fröschel
Georg Fröschel
Born(1891-03-09)9 March 1891
Died22 November 1979(1979-11-22) (aged 88)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
OccupationNovelist & Screenwriter
Years active1919–1960

Biography

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Georg Froeschel was born in 1891, the son of a Jewish banker in Vienna. He wrote his first novel during his time at grammar school, Ein Protest (A Protest). After his postgraduate studies he was Doctor of Laws. In World War I he wrote reports for the k.u.k. army. Following he wrote several novels, of which some were adapted for films in the 1920s. In the 1920s he worked for the Ullstein-Verlag in Berlin.[citation needed]

In 1936 he emigrated to the United States, where he first worked in the editorial office of Chicago's Coronet magazine. His efforts to find a job in Hollywood's film industry were not successful until April 1939, when Sidney Franklin of MGM engaged him as screenwriter.[citation needed]

Films

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Screenwriter

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1943 15th Academy Awards Best Screenplay (shared with James Hilton, Claudine West and Arthur Wimperis) Won
Best Screenplay (shared with Claudine West and Arthur Wimperis) Nominated
1949 1st Writers Guild of America Awards Best Written Film Concerning American Scene (shared with William R. Laidlaw) Nominated
Best Written Drama (shared with William R. Laidlaw) Nominated
1959 11th Writers Guild of America Awards Best Written American Comedy (shared with S. N. Behrman) Won

References

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  • Rudolf Ulrich: Österreicher in Hollywood. Verlag Filmarchiv Austria, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-901932-29-1, p. 148 and 149 (German)
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