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Philip Dunne Biography (1908-1992)

Born February 11, 1908, in New York, NY; died of cancer June 2, 1992, in Malibu CA; son of Finley Peter (a political humorist) and Margaret Ives Abbot (anOlympic golfer); married Amanda Duff, 1939; children: Philippa, Miranda, Jessica. Career: Screenwriter and director. Worked for Guaranty Trust Company, NY, 1929; story reader, Fox Company, 1930-31; writer Twentieth CenturyFox, 1937-62; founded the Screen Writers Guild (pre-cursor of the Writers Guild of America); formed the Committee for the First Amendment (with John Huston and William Wyler) to protest the procedures of the House Committee on Un-American Activities; speech writer for Adlai Stevenson's presidential campaigns, 1952 and 1956; speech writer for John F. Kennedy's campaign, 1960; syndicated columnist and essayist for various publications, including Los AngelesTimes and Time magazine. Military service: Head of production and documentary filmmaker for the Motion Picture Bureau of the Office ofWar Information, 1942-46. Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best writing, screenplay, 1942, for How Green Was My Valley; Academy Award nomination, best writing, story and screenplay, 1952, for David and Bathsheba; Golden Leopard, best film, Locarno International Film Festival, 1958, for Ten North Frederick; Writers Guild Laurel Award, 1961; Valentine Davies Award, Writers Guild of America, 1974.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Screenwriter, director

Birth Details

February 11, 1908

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

June 2, 1992

Malibu, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• Prince of Players, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
• The View from Pompey's Head (also known as Secret Interlude), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
• Hilda Crane, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
• Three Brave Men, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
• In Love and War, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• Ten North Frederick, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• BlueDenim (also known as Blue Jeans), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• Wild in the Country, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
• Lisa (also known as The Inspector), Twentieth Century-Fox,1962
• Blindfold, Universal, 1966
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Student Tour, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1933
• The Count of Monte Cristo, United Artists, 1934
• The Melody Lingers On, Reliance, 1935
• The Last of the Mohicans, United Artists, 1936
• Lancer Spy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937
• Breezing Home, Universal, 1937
• Suez, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938
• The Rains Came, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939
• Swanee River, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939
• Stanley and Livingston, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939
• Johnny Apollo, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
• How Green Was My Valley, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
• Son of Fury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942
• The Late George Apley, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947
• Forever Amber, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947
• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947
• The Luck of the Irish, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948
• Escape, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948
• Pinky, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1949
• Anne of the Indies, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951
• David and Bathsheba, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951
• Lydia Bailey, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
• Way of a Gaucho, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
• The Robe, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953
• Demetrius and the Gladiators, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954
• The Egyptian, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954
• The View from Pompey's Head, (also known as Secret Interlude), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
• Hilda Crane, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956
• Three Brave Men, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
• Ten North Frederick, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• BlueDenim (also known as Blue Jeans), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• The Agony and the Ecstasy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
• Blindfold, Universal, 1966
• Autobiography
• Take Two: A Life in Movies and Politics, McGraw-Hill (New York City), 1980
• Other
• How Green Was My Valley (screenplay), in Twenty Best Film Plays, edited by John Gassner and Dudley Nichols, Crown (New York City), 1943
• Editor, Mr. Dooley Remembers, by Finley Peter Dunne, Little, Brown(Boston, MA), 1963
• Articles by Dunne
• "The Documentary and Hollywood," Hollywood Quarterly, January, 1946
• "The Animal Called a Writer" Films and Filming (London), September, 1961
• Film Comment, Winter, 1970-71
• Blueprint on Babylon, by J.D. Marshall, Los Angeles, CA, 1978
• Backstory: Interviews with Screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age, edited by Pat McGilligan, Berkeley, CA, 1986
• Adaptations: An adaptation of The Last of the Mohicans wasreleased by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1992
• A collection of Dunne's writings are stored at the University of SouthernCalifornia.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

• Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 26: American Screenwriters, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1984.
• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1993.

Periodicals:

• New York Times, June 4, 1992, p. 705.*