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Occupation (s) Screenwriter and lecturer. Wells Crosby Root (March 21, 1900 – March 9, 1993) was an American screenwriter and lecturer. In the mid-1930s he was involved with the Screen Writers Guild and in the 1950s the University of Southern California asked him to teach Film and Television Writing Technique, where he worked during the next ...
YearFilmCredit1928Screenplay By1930Screenplay By1930Screenplay By1930Suggested ByWells Root was born on 21 March 1900 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Mokey (1942), Jungle Jim (1955) and The Bold Caballero (1936). He was married to Mimi Doyle and Lillian 'Lin' Segal. He died on 9 March 1993 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
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Wells Root, screenwriter and lecturer: born Buffalo, New York 1901; died 8 March 1993. IN THE 1950s the University of Southern California asked the veteran screenwriter Wells Root to teach...
Apr 7, 1993 · Wells Root, 92, screen and television writer whose credits included work on the adaptation of the classic 1937 film “Prisoner of Zenda” and the small screen’s innovative anti-Western series...
Birthday: Mar 21, 1900. Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA. Wells Root brought many screenplays to Hollywood throughout the course of his Hollywood career. Root built a career in film writing...
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Wells Root. 3.29. 17 ratings5 reviews. This essential guide to writing for the screen goes step-by-step through the process of getting the script on paper, and then onto the screen. Genres Writing Nonfiction. 210 pages, Paperback.
Jan 14, 2023 · Overview. View 4 Editions. Details. Reviews. Lists. Related Books. Last edited by ImportBot. January 14, 2023 | History. Edit. An edition of Writing the Script (1980) Writing the script. a practical guide for films and television. 1st ed. by Wells Root. 0 Ratings. 5 Want to read. 0 Currently reading. 0 Have read.