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Eleanore Griffin

Screenwriter | * 04/29/1904 († 91, 07/25/1995) | Saint Paul / St. Paul (United States of America (USA))
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. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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A Barbary Coast saloon owner hopes to marry his way into San Francisco's high society. Directed by Henry Hathaway, the film was released in 1945. ...

Nob Hill

NR

1945 | 2.9/5 | 1h 35min
Drama, Music
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Lora Meredith, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway, has a chance encounter with Annie Johnson, a black single mother. Annie becomes the caretaker of Lora's daughter, Susie, while Lora pursue ...

Imitation of Life

NR

1959 | 3.8/5 | 2h 5min
Drama, Romance / Love
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A girl escapes marriage and hitchhikes with a young man in whose car a jewel thief has planted his loot. ...

Time Out for Romance

NR

1937 | 2.9/5 | 1h 12min
Adventure, Comedy
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Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherde ...

Boys Town

NR

1938 | 3.4/5 | 1h 36min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Eleanore Griffin

Academy Award for Best Story Academy Award for Best Story
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Movies with Eleanore Griffin as Crew(20)

Writing/Writer1964 One Man's Way
Writing/Screenplay1961 Back Street
Writing/Screenplay1959 Third Man on the Mountain
Writing/Screenplay1959 Imitation of Life
Writing/Screenplay1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove
Writing/Screenplay1955 A Man Called Peter
Writing/Writer1948 Tenth Avenue Angel
Writing/Story1946 The Harvey Girls
Writing/Story1945 Nob Hill
Writing/Story1944 Hi, Beautiful
Writing/Screenplay1943 In Old Oklahoma
Writing/Story1941 I Wanted Wings
Writing/Story1941 Blondie in Society
Writing/Story1939 St. Louis Blues
Writing/Story1939 Street of Missing Men
Writing/Story1938 Boys Town
Writing/Original Story1937 Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Writing/Story1937 When Love Is Young
Writing/Original Story1937 Love in a Bungalow
Writing/Story1937 Time Out for Romance

Full Name: Eleanore Griffin
Born: Friday, 04/29 1904 (April) in Saint Paul / St. Paul (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 07/25 1995 (July) in Woodland Hills (aged: 91)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Eleanore Griffin frequently works together with these people:
William Rankin (5x, Crew)
Cedric Gibbons (4x, Crew)
Lyle R. Wheeler (3x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (3x, Crew)
John Gavin (2x, Actor)
Richard Lane (2x, Actor)
Beirne Lay Jr. (2x, Crew)
Alexander Golitzen (2x, Crew)
Ben Nye (2x, Crew)
Chick Chandler (2x, Actor)
Frank Skinner (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:619278, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024