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Jules Furthman (March 5, 1888 – September 22, 1966) was an American magazine and newspaper writer before working as a screenwriter. Pauline Kael once wrote that Furthman "has written about half of the most entertaining movies to come out of Hollywood (Ben Hecht wrote most of the other half.)" [1]
Jules Furthman was a magazine and newspaper writer when he began writing for films in 1915. When the U.S. entered WWI Furthman used the name "Stephen Fox" for his screenplays because he thought his name sounded too German, but he reverted to his real name after the war.
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Jules Furthman was a magazine and newspaper writer when he began writing for films in 1915. When the U.S. entered WWI Furthman used the name "Stephen Fox" for his screenplays because he thought his name sounded too German, but he reverted to his real name after the war.
- March 5, 1888
- September 22, 1966
Jules Furthman was a magazine and newspaper writer when he began writing for films in 1915. When the U.S. entered WWI Furthman used the name "Stephen Fox" for his screenplays because he thought his name sounded too German, but he reverted to his real name after the war.
FURTHMAN, Jules. Writer. Pseudonym: Stephen Fox. Nationality: American. Born: Julius Grinnell Furthmann in Chicago, Illinois, 5 March 1888. Education: Attended Northwestern University Preparatory School, Evanston, Illinois, 1904–05. Family: Married Sybil Travilla, 1921.
Only Angels Have Wings is a 1939 American adventure romantic drama film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur, and is based on a story written by Hawks. Its plot follows the manager of an air freight company in a remote South American port town who is forced to risk his pilots' lives while vying for a major contract.
The Jules Furthman papers span the years circa 1920 to 1958 and encompass 11 linear feet. The collection consists of production files (produced and unproduced), story files, and subject files. The bulk of the material documents Furthman’s work as a screenwriter from the silent era to the late 1950s.
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