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John Monk Saunders

Screenwriter / Film Director / Novelist | * 11/22/1895 († 44, 03/11/1940) | Hinckley, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
John Monk Saunders (November 22, 1897 – March 11, 1940) was an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | War | Romance / Love

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Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutu ...

Wings

PG-13

1927 | 3.6/5 | 2h 21min
Drama, Action, War, Romance / Love
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The pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental dangers in their struggle to survive while fighting the enemy. ...

The Eagle and the Hawk

NR

1933 | 3.4/5 | 1h 13min
War, Drama, Action
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Two Marine pilots vie for romance and glory. ...

Devil Dogs of the Air

NR

1935 | 3.9/5 | 1h 25min
Romance / Love, Action, Comedy, Drama
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World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons about sending subordinates to their deaths. ...

The Dawn Patrol

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1930 | 3.4/5 | 1h 48min
War, Drama, Action
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Awards & Nominations for John Monk Saunders

Academy Award for Best Story Rhodes Scholarship Academy Award for Best Story
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Movies with John Monk Saunders as Crew(20)

Writing/Story1938 The Dawn Patrol
Writing/Story1938 A Yank at Oxford
Directing/Director1936 The Conquest of the Air
Writing/Story1935 West Point of the Air
Writing/Story1935 I Found Stella Parish
Writing/Story1935 Devil Dogs of the Air
Writing/Screenplay1933 Ace of Aces
Writing/Story1933 Ace of Aces
Writing/Story1933 The Eagle and the Hawk
Writing/Novel1931 The Last Flight
Writing/Screenplay1931 The Last Flight
Writing/Dialogue1931 The Finger Points
Writing/Writer1931 The Finger Points
Writing/Story1930 The Dawn Patrol
Writing/Writer1929 She Goes to War
Writing/Writer1928 The Docks of New York
Writing/Writer1928 The Legion of the Condemned
Writing/Writer1927 Wings
Writing/Theatre Play1925 The Shock Punch
Writing/Story1925 Too Many Kisses

Full Name: John Saunders
Born: Friday, 11/22 1895 (November) in Hinckley, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 03/11 1940 (March) in Fort Myers (aged: 44)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Educated at: Washington University in St. Louis, University of Minnesota, Broadway High School
Spouses (current/former): Fay Wray
John Monk Saunders frequently works together with these people:
William A. Wellman (4x, Crew)
Leo F. Forbstein (4x, Crew)
Howard Hawks (3x, Crew)
Richard Dix (3x, Actor)
Travis Banton (3x, Crew)
Jack Okey (3x, Crew)
Richard Barthelmess (3x, Actor)
Seton I. Miller (3x, Crew)
Adolph Zukor (3x, Crew)
John Kelly (3x, Actor)
George Irving (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:397798, Added: 09/02/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024