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  1. Robert Riskin (March 30, 1897 – September 20, 1955) [1] was an American screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Frank Capra. [1] Early life. Robert Riskin was born on New York City's Lower East side to Jewish parents, Bessie and Jakob, who had emigrated from Tsarist Russia to escape conscription.

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    Robert Riskin (1897-1955) was a screenwriter who collaborated with Frank Capra on five films, including two Oscar winners. He was also married to actress Fay Wray and died in Beverly Hills.

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  3. Robert Riskin was a writer and producer who collaborated with Frank Capra on several classic films, such as It Happened One Night and You Can't Take It with You. He was born in 1897 in New York, married Fay Wray, and died in 1955 in California.

  4. Mar 6, 2024 · Wed 6 Mar 2024 12.53 EST. Jesse Hassenger’s article ( It Happened One Night at 90: the greatest romantic comedy ever made?, 23 February) refers to “Frank Capra’s It Happened One Night”, when the...

  5. Sep 11, 2023 · Learn about the life and career of Robert Riskin, one of the finest screenwriters of the 1930s, who collaborated with Frank Capra on classics like It Happened One Night and Mr. Deeds Goes To Town. The book by Ian Scott covers his Jewish roots, his rise and fall in Hollywood, and his tragic death at 53.

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  7. Mar 8, 2019 · Writer Robert Riskin (1897-1955) hailed from New York’s Lower East Side, the son of Jewish immigrant parents. He arrived in Hollywood in 1930 and found Oscar-winning success with his several...

  8. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv23xmr1f.10. Riskin returned to California permanently in 1945 and settled back into the Hollywood existence, with one major alteration: the bachelor scenarist, who had been away from the movie capital periodically for three years, now had a family to look after.

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