An American playwright and screenwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was known for his horror and fantasy writings. He began his career as a journalist and worked as a war correspondent during World War I. Then was an editor for The Outlook magazine and worked as...Read more a correspondent for the New York World newspaper. In 1927, Horace Liveright appointed him to review the theatrical text of the play Dracula for production in America. He wrote his first play Berkeley Square in 1929, in collaboration with John Collings Squire, and then his work on the play Dracula was the basis for the film that was produced in 1931. His credits include Frankenstein (1931) and The Mummy (1932). He died on March 8, 1954.
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An American playwright and screenwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was known for his horror and fantasy writings. He began his career as a journalist and worked...Read more as a war correspondent during World War I. Then was an editor for The Outlook magazine and worked as a correspondent for the New York World newspaper. In 1927, Horace Liveright appointed him to review the theatrical text of the play Dracula for production in America. He wrote his first play Berkeley Square in 1929, in collaboration with John Collings Squire, and then his work on the play Dracula was the basis for the film that was produced in 1931. His credits include Frankenstein (1931) and The Mummy (1932). He died on March 8, 1954.