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John L. Balderston (October 22, 1889, in Philadelphia – March 8, 1954, in Los Angeles) was an American playwright and screenwriter best remembered for his horror and fantasy scripts. He wrote the 1926 play Berkeley Square and the 1927 American adaptation of the 1924 play Dracula .
John L. Balderston. John L. Balderston was an American playwright, screenwriter, and journalist from Philadelphia. He specialized in creating horror and fantasy stories. He is primarily remembered for the time travel-themed play "Berkeley Squarte" (1926), the 1927 American adaptation of the play "Dracula", the screenplays for the horror films ...
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John L. Balderston Papers, *T-Mss 1954-002, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Request an in-person research appointment. Restrictions apply. Collection contains correspondence, scripts, scenarios and notes documenting Balderston's work on plays and screenplays.
Dracula is a stage play written by the Irish actor and playwright Hamilton Deane in 1924, then revised by the American writer John L. Balderston in 1927. It was the first authorized adaptation of Bram Stoker 's 1897 novel Dracula.
Berkeley Square is a play in three acts by John L. Balderston (in collaboration with J.C. Squire) which tells the story of a young American who is transported back to London in the time of the American Revolution and meets his ancestors. [1] The plot is loosely based on Henry James ' posthumous 1917 novel The Sense of the Past.
John L Balderston was born on the 22nd of October, 1889 in Philadelphia. His work as a playwright and screenwriter makes him a pivotal figure in the world of horror movies; the success of his 1926 play Berkeley Square landed him the job of revising Hamilton Deane’s play Dracula for the American stage and the reworking of the screenplay for ...
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John L. Balderston (October 22, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - March 8, 1954 Los Angeles, California) was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his horror and fantasy scripts. Balderston began his career as a journalist. He worked as European war correspondent during World War I.
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