Edwin J. Burke (August 30, 1889 – September 26, 1944) was an American screenwriter who was most known for writing some of Shirley Temple's earlier films.
Edwin J. Burke | |
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| Born | August 30, 1889 Albany, New York, USA |
| Died | September 26, 1944 (aged 55) New York City, New York, USA |
| Other names | Edwin Burke |
| Occupation(s) | screenwriter and playwright |
| Years active | 1928-1936 |
He won an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards in the category of Best Adapted Screenplay for the film Bad Girl.[1]
He was also a successful playwright.[2] He wrote the play that inspired the film This Thing Called Love.
Filmography edit
Only films that he wrote the screenplay for, not ones that were adapted from his plays-unless he helped write the screenplay to it.
- Plastered in Paris (1928)
- The Girl from Havana (1929)
- Good Medicine (1929)
- Happy Days (1929)
- Love, Live and Laugh (1929)
- Not Quite Decent (1929)
- Speakeasy (1929)
- Woman Trap (1929)
- The Dancers (1930)
- Harmony at Home (1930)
- Man Trouble (1930)
- Auto Intoxication (1931)
- Bad Girl (1931)
- It Might Be Worse (1931)
- The Man Who Came Back (1931)
- Mr. Lemon of Orange (1931)
- Sob Sister (1931)
- The Stolen Jools (1931)
- Young as You Feel (1931)
- Call Her Savage (1932)
- Dance Team (1932)
- Down to Earth (1932)
- Hello, Sister! (1933)
- Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933)
- Bright Eyes (1934)
- Now I'll Tell (1934)
- Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
- The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
- The Littlest Rebel (1935)
- One More Spring (1935)
- Song and Dance Man (1936)
References edit
- ^ "The 5th Academy Awards (1932) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ "Edwin J. Burke The Oscars at the Lambs". the-lambs.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
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