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John L. Balderston

Overview

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John L. Balderston (October 22, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - March 8, 1954 Los Angeles, California) was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his horror and fantasy scripts.

Balderston began his career as a journalist. He worked as European war correspondent during World War I. He was the editor of Outlook magazine and a correspondent for the New York World.

In 1927, he was retained by Horace Liveright to revise Hamilton Deane's stage adaptation of Dracula for its American production. His 1929 play Berkeley Square later formed the basis of the musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. His Dracula subsequently formed the basis of the 1931 film version, leading Balderston into a screenwriting career, initially for Universal Pictures horror films: in addition to Dracula, he contributed to Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Mummy, and Dracula's Daughter. He spent much of his career adapting novels for the screen, including The Prisoner of Zenda in 1937 and 1944's Gaslight, which earned him his second Academy Award nomination (the first was for 1935's The Lives of a Bengal Lancer). He was also one of the team of writers who collaborated on the 1939 film adaptation of Gone with the Wind.

His 1932 play Red Planet was filmed as Red Planet Mars in 1952.

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Known for

Writing
2017 The Mummy Writing Original Film Writer 55
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2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Writing Original Film Writer 55
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2001 The Mummy Returns Writing Characters 63
Fair
1999 The Mummy Writing Original Film Writer 68
Fair
1992 The Last of the Mohicans Writing Adaptation 71
Good
1979 Dracula Writing Theatre Play 60
Fair
1959 The Mummy Writing Original Film Writer 61
Fair
1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy Writing Characters 59
Average
1952 The Prisoner of Zenda Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1952 Red Planet Mars Writing Writer 58
Average
1951 The House in the Square Writing Theatre Play 59
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1944 The Mummy's Curse Writing Characters 58
Average
1944 The Mummy's Ghost Writing Original Film Writer 58
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1944 Gaslight Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
1942 Stand by for Action Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1942 Tennessee Johnson Writing Screenplay 59
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1942 The Mummy's Tomb Writing Original Film Writer 58
Average
1941 Smilin' Through Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1941 Scotland Yard Writing Writer N/A
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1940 Victory Writing Screenplay N/A
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1940 Little Old New York Writing Story 58
Average
1937 The Prisoner of Zenda Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1936 Beloved Enemy Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1936 The Man Who Changed His Mind Writing Screenplay 58
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1936 The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss Writing Writer 59
Average
1936 The Last of the Mohicans Writing Adaptation 59
Average
1936 Dracula's Daughter Writing Story 58
Average
1935 Mad Love Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1935 Mark of the Vampire Writing Writer 59
Average
1935 Bride of Frankenstein Writing Adaptation 69
Fair
1935 The Mystery of Edwin Drood Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1935 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1933 Berkeley Square Writing Theatre Play 58
Average
1933 Berkeley Square Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1932 The Mummy Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
1931 Dracula Writing Theatre Play 68
Fair