Julien Josephson

Screenwriter, Film story contributor

1881 – 1959

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Who was Julien Josephson?

Julien Josephson was an American motion picture screenwriter. His career spanned between 1914 and 1943. He was a native of Roseburg, Oregon.

Josephson was well known for his early silent movie adaptions of theatrical works such as Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan and Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood's The Bat. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on George Arliss' Disraeli. He later wrote or co-wrote many popular films, including the Shirley Temple vehicles Heidi and Wee Willie Winkie, Suez and Stanley and Livingstone.

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Born
Oct 24, 1881
Roseburg
Also known as
  • Julian Josephson
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Apr 14, 1959
Hollywood

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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