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Kenneth Casey Robinson (October 17, 1903 – December 6, 1979) was an American producer and director of mostly B movies and a screenwriter responsible for some of Bette Davis' most revered films. Film critic Richard Corliss once described him as "the master of the art – or craft – of adaptation."
Jan 4, 2022 · Casey Robinson, a Warner Bros. screenwriter, transformed Ilsa from an American divorcée to a European refugee in the film Casablanca. Learn how his input and other changes shaped the classic script and story of this iconic movie.
Casey Robinson is known as an Screenplay, Writer, Producer, Director, Story, Actor, Original Story, Scenario Writer, and Dialogue. Some of his work includes Captain Blood, Now, Voyager, Dark Victory, While the City Sleeps, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, The Egyptian, Passage to Marseille, and The Old Maid.
Uncredited writer Casey Robinson labored on three weeks of rewrites, and even the producer Wallis contributed to the script by suggesting the everlasting “this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship” line, which was dubbed in a month after the end of filming.
Casey Robinson was born on 17 October 1903 in Logan, Utah, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Captain Blood (1935), Days of Glory (1944) and Diplomatic Courier (1952). He was married to Tamara Toumanova, Audray Dale and Joan Potts.
- October 17, 1903
- December 6, 1979
Casey Robinson was born on 17 October 1903 in Logan, Utah, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Captain Blood (1935), Days of Glory (1944) and Diplomatic Courier (1952). He was married to Tamara Toumanova, Audray Dale and Joan Potts.
Now, Voyager is a 1942 American drama film starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains, and directed by Irving Rapper. The screenplay by Casey Robinson is based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Olive Higgins Prouty. [4]
