Douglas Bronston (1887 – 1951) was an American screenwriter and writer.[1][2]
Douglas Bronston | |
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| Occupation(s) | screenwriter and writer |
Biography
editBorn in 1887 in Richmond, Kentucky, Bronston worked at newspapers before joining the Balboa Amusement Producing Company's scenario department as one of several newspaper men recruited into the film industry.[3] He wrote the stories for various films and film serials as well as screenplays based on stories written by others.
He died in 1951 in Santa Monica, California.
Filmography
edit- Neal of the Navy (1915)
- The Grip of Evil (1916), a serial
- Scratched (1916)
- The Inspirations of Harry Larrabee (1917)[4] based on the short story "The Inspirations of Harry Larrabee" by Howard Fielding (a pseudonym of Charles Witherle Hooke)[5]
- Thieves (1919)
- An Amateur Devil (1920)
- She Couldn't Help It (1920), with Channing Pollock
- The Outside Woman (1921)
- The House That Jazz Built (1921)[6]
- The Oregon Trail (1923), a serial, one of the writers
- An Enemy of Men (1925)
- Shameful Behavior? (1926)
- Redheads Preferred (1926)
- When the Wife's Away (1926)
- The Thrill Hunter (1926)
- Snowbound (1927)
- Husband Hunters (1927)
References
edit- ^ page 255 Motion Picture Studio Directory and Trade Annual (1916)
- ^ Walker, Brent E. (April 25, 2013). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN 9780786477111 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests". Fourth Estate Publishing Company. December 10, 1917 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wlaschin, Ken (April 28, 2009). Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9780786443505 – via Google Books.
- ^ TCM
- ^ "The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures". Film and Television Daily. December 10, 1921 – via Google Books.
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