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Talbot Lanham Jennings (August 25, 1894 – May 30, 1985) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He received two Academy Award nominations for co-writing the screenplays for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Anna and the King of Siam (1946).
- Talbot Lanham Jennings, August 25, 1894, Shoshone, Idaho, U.S.
- May 30, 1985 (aged 90), East Glacier Park, Montana, U.S.
Jun 9, 1985 · Talbot Jennings, a screenwriter who wrote or collaborated on such films as the 1935 "Mutiny on the Bounty," "The Good Earth," Northwest Passage" and "The Sons of Katie Elder," has died of cancer.
Talbot Jennings was credited for the script. Development. Paramount purchased the story by William Wright and Talbot Jennings in 1955. The story concerned five brothers and revolved around a cattle drive from Texas to Colorado. Sam Briskin was assigned as producer.
- $23 million
- Elmer Bernstein
- $6.5 million
- Paul Nathan, Hal B. Wallis
Talbot Jennings was one of Hollywood's most intelligent screenwriters, a protégé of Irving Thalberg who enjoyed a profitable career on prestigious films. Jennings specialized in historical drama and worked on the screenplays for some of the best in the genre, such as Mutiny on the Bounty, Northwest Passage, and Rulers of the Sea.
Talbot Jennings was born in Shoshone, Idaho, August 25, 1894, and graduated from Nampa, Idaho High School. After serving in the Army in World War I, he attended the University of Idaho where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1924 and served as student body president and editor of both the university's yearbook and the university's literary publication.
- Writer
- August 25, 1894
- Talbot Jennings
- May 30, 1985
May 17, 2024 · Talbot Jennings, the screenwriter for the film, was born in Shoshone, Idaho in 1894. He attended high school in Nampa and, after serving in World War I, attended the University of Idaho. There he edited the yearbook and an English department publication before graduating Phi Betta Kapa in 1924. He got a master’s degree from Harvard and ...
Talbot Jennings was born in Shoshone, Idaho, August 25, 1894, the son of the Episcopal archdeacon of Idaho and Wyoming. He graduated from Nampa High School. After serving in the Army in World War I, where he fought in five major battles, he attended the University of Idaho where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1924.
