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John Bright

Screenwriter / Costume Designer | * 01/01/1908 († 81, 09/14/1989) | Baltimore, Maryland (United States of America (USA))
John Milton Bright (January 1, 1908 – September 14, 1989) was an American journalist, screenwriter and political activist. Bright was born in Baltimore and worked with Ben Hecht as a newspaper journalist in Chicago. With fellow journalist Kubec Glasmon, Bright co-wrote a series of stories adapted as screenplays. The most notable of these, Beer and Blood, became the 1931 film The Public Enemy starring James Cagney. The two were nominated for a 1931 Academy Award for Best Story. In 1933 he became one of the ten founders of the Screen Writers Guild. As with other founders and members of the Screen Writers Guild, Bright was targeted in the early 1950s by the House Un-American Activities Committee, and put on the Hollywood blacklist. Bright's wife Josefina Fierro was a Mexican-American activist in her own right. Bright fled to Mexico and wrote screenplays for at least two Mexican films. His posthumous 2002 memoir was called Worms in the Winecup. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for John Bright

Academy Award for Best Story
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Movies with John Bright as Crew(21)

Writing/Screenplay1954 Rebellion of the Hanged
Writing/Writer1951 The Brave Bulls
Writing/Screenplay1948 Close-Up
Writing/Screenplay1948 Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Writing/Adaptation1947 I Walk Alone
Writing/Screenplay1942 Broadway
Writing/Screenplay1940 Glamour for Sale
Writing/Screenplay1939 Back Door to Heaven
Writing/Story1937 John Meade's Woman
Writing/Story1937 San Quentin
Writing/Writer1936 Girl of the Ozarks
Writing/Screenplay1936 The Accusing Finger
Writing/Screenplay1933 She Done Him Wrong
Writing/Screenplay1932 The Crowd Roars
Writing/Story1932 Three on a Match
Writing/Writer1931 The Public Enemy
Writing/Story1931 Blonde Crazy
Writing/Adaptation1931 Taxi!
Writing/Dialogue1931 Taxi!
Writing/Writer1931 Smart Money

Full Name: John Bright
Born: Wednesday, 01/01 1908 (January) in Baltimore, Maryland (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 09/14 1989 (September) in Los Angeles (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for John Bright (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John Milton Bright"
"John Bright (screenwriter)"
"John Bright (Drehbuchautor)"
John Bright frequently works together with these people:
Kubec Glasmon (7x, Crew)
James Cagney (5x, Actor)
Robert Tasker (5x, Crew)
Joan Blondell (4x, Actress)
Darryl F. Zanuck (3x, Crew)
Dewey Robinson (3x, Actor)
Al Hill (3x, Actor)
Edith Head (3x, Crew)
Charles Lane (3x, Actor)
Sidney Hickox (3x, Crew)
Ben Hendricks Jr. (3x, Actor)

Other people with this name: John Bright (GB)

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:14385, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024