James Poe
James Poe | |
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Born | James Wilber Poe October 4, 1921 Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 24, 1980 Malibu, California, U.S. | (aged 58)
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James Wilber Poe (October 4, 1921 – January 24, 1980)[1] was an American film and television screenwriter. He is best known for his work on such films as Around the World in 80 Days (for which he jointly won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Summer and Smoke, Lilies of the Field, The Bedford Incident, and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.
He also worked as a writer on the radio shows
Poe was married to actress Barbara Steele from 1969 to 1978.
Career
Poe began his career at
He had to sue for credit on Around the World in 80 Days.[3]
In 1965 Poe signed a contract to direct films at Columbia but never directed.[4]
Select credits
- Close-Up (1948)
- Without Honor (1949)
- Scandal Sheet (1952)
- Paula (1952)
- A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)
- The Big Knife(1955)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- Attack! (1956)
- Hot Spell (1958)
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof(1958)
- Goodyear Theatre – "Curtain Call" (1958)
- Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
- Sanctuary (1961)
- Summer and Smoke (1961)
- The Dick Powell Theatre – "Crazy Sunday" (1962)
- Lilies of the Field (1963)
- Toys in the Attic (1963)
- Vacation Playhouse – "Come a Runnin'" (1963)
- Munroe (1963) (TV pilot)
- The Bedford Incident (1965)
- Riot (1969)
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
- Bracken's World – episode "Together Again, for the Last Time" (1970)
- The Gathering (1977)
- Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)
- The Nightman (1992)
References
- ^ "James Wilber Poe (1921-1980) - Find A Grave Memorial". Find a Grave.
- ^ Dunning, Jennifer (February 6, 1980). "James Poe, Co-Writer Of 'Around the World' Won Oscar in 1956: License for Characters". The New York Times. p. 34.
- ^ Pryor, Thomas M. (March 7, 1957). "STUDIO SIGNS PACT TO COVER WRITERS: Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Settles Dispute With Guild and Lifts Strike Threat Role for Gloria Grahame". The New York Times. p. 25.
- ^ Hopper, Hedda (January 6, 1965). "Looking at Hollywood: Writer James Poe Signs Director Pact". Chicago Tribune. p. b4.
External links
- James Poe at IMDb