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John Wexley
American screenwriter (1907-1985) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 77
John Wexley was an American playwright, screenwriter, and author. He came to prominence in 1930 when his prison drama The Last Mile was a Broadway hit. He then went to Hollywood to write screenplays, including The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, Angels with Dirty Faces, Confessions of a Nazi Spy, and Cornered.
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Anatole Litvak Directed The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Hal B. Wallis Produced Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Jack L. Warner Produced Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Ward Bond John wrote Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Jack Mower John wrote Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Wade Boteler John wrote The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Glen Cavender John wrote Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Humphrey Bogart Also in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Fritz Lang Directed Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Edward G. Robinson John wrote The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Michael Curtiz Directed Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Donald Crisp John wrote The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Lloyd Bacon Directed Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Allen Jenkins John wrote The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Frank Reicher John wrote Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Frank Wilcox John wrote City for Conquest (1940)
Murray Alper John wrote The Long Night and City for Conquest
Lee Patrick John wrote Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Sidney Bracey John wrote Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
William Cagney Produced City for Conquest (1940)
William Worthington John wrote Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Arnold Pressburger Produced Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Belle Mitchell John wrote Angels with Dirty Faces and Cornered
Leonid Varlamov Directed Stalingrad (1943)
About this person
His film career was cut short by the Hollywood blacklist. In his later years, he researched and wrote about the Rosenberg espionage case.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1985 · aged 77
