Garrett Fort

Who was Garrett Fort?

Garrett Elsden Fort was an American short story writer, playwright, and Hollywood screenwriter. He was also a close follower of Meher Baba.

Fort made his screenwriting debut with the silent film, One of the Finest. Early in his career, Fort co-wrote the Broadway play Jarnegan, based on the novel by Jim Tully. Fort's first talkie effort was the ground-breaking Rouben Mamoulian production Applause. In 2006 Applause was recognized as a culturally, historically and aesthetically significant film by the National Film Registry.

Fort was adept at alternating horrific highlights with bits of unexpected humor. As a screenwriter he is best remembered for his work on the original screen adaptations of such horror/melodramas as Frankenstein, Dracula, Dracula's Daughter, and The Mark of Zorro.