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Eleanore Griffin (April 29, 1904 – July 26, 1995) was an American screenwriter who worked in Hollywood. She is best known for co-writing the film Boys Town, which she won an Oscar for in 1938. Griffin worked on and wrote for over 20 different Hollywood films between 1937 and 1964.
IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Eleanore Griffin, the Oscar-winning screenwriter who won her Academy Award along with co-writer Dore Schary for Boys Town (1938), was born on April 29, 1904, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Griffin began writing screenplays at Universal in 1937, being credited for the comedies When Love Is Young (1937) (directed by Hal Mohr ...
- Writer
- April 29, 1904
- Eleanore Griffin
- July 25, 1995
Jul 30, 1995 · Eleanore Griffin, a Hollywood writer who shared an Academy Award for a story that became part of a political debate more than half a century later, died on Wednesday at the Motion Picture and...
Eleanore Griffin. Highest Rated: 100% Only Angels Have Wings (1939) Lowest Rated: 60% A Man Called Peter (1955) Birthday: Apr 29, 1904. Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Academy...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetNo Score YetScreenwriterNo Score Yet70%Screenwriter82%91%WriterNo Score Yet55%WriterAmerican screenwriter. Name variations: Eleanor Griffin. Born April 29, 1904, in St. Paul, Minnesota; died July 26, 1995, in Woodland Hills, California. Films include St. Louis Blues, A Man Called Peter, Imitation of Life, Third Man on the Mountain, Back Street, Good Morning Miss Dove and One Man's Way.
Eleanore Griffin is known as an Story, Screenplay, Original Story, and Writer. Some of her work includes Imitation of Life, Boys Town, The Harvey Girls, In Old Oklahoma, Third Man on the Mountain, A Man Called Peter, Back Street, and Good Morning, Miss Dove.
Find bio, credits and filmography information for Eleanore Griffin on AllMovie - Though she penned and co-penned scripts for over 30 years, Eleanore Griffin is best remembered for…
