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Philip G. Epstein

Screenwriter / Playwright | * 08/22/1909 († 42, 02/07/1952) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Philip G. Epstein (August 22, 1909 – February 7, 1952) was an American screenwriter most known for his screenplay for the film Casablanca (1942), which won an Academy Award. He had written it in partnership with his twin brother Julius and Howard Koch as an adaptation of the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's, written by Murray Bennett and Joan Alison. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Romance / Love | Comedies | Drama

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In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. ...

Casablanca

PG

1942 | 4.1/5 | 1h 42min
Drama, Romance / Love
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A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty. ...

Mr. Skeffington

G

1944 | 3.4/5 | 2h 25min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his t ...

Arsenic and Old Lace

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1944 | 3.8/5 | 1h 58min
Comedy, Crime
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A crooked producer makes money from Broadway flops by selling more than 100% interest to multiple parties. He only fails if it makes a profit. ...

New Faces of 1937

NR

1937 | 1.5/5 | 1h 40min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Philip G. Epstein

Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Philip G. Epstein as Crew(30)

Writing/Screenplay1958 The Brothers Karamazov
Writing/Screenplay1954 The Last Time I Saw Paris
Writing/Screenplay1953 Forever Female
Writing/Writer1951 Take Care of My Little Girl
Writing/Writer1950 My Foolish Heart
Writing/Theatre Play1949 Chicken Every Sunday
Writing/Screenplay1948 Romance on the High Seas
Writing/Screenplay1944 Arsenic and Old Lace
Production/Producer1944 Mr. Skeffington
Writing/Screenplay1944 Mr. Skeffington
Writing/Writer1943 Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Writing/Screenplay1942 Casablanca
Writing/Screenplay1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy
Writing/Screenplay1942 The Male Animal
Writing/Screenplay1942 The Man Who Came to Dinner
Writing/Screenplay1941 The Strawberry Blonde
Writing/Screenplay1941 The Bride Came C.O.D.
Crew/Additional Dialogue1941 Honeymoon for Three
Writing/Screenplay1940 Saturday's Children
Writing/Screenplay1940 No Time for Comedy
Writing/Writer1939 Daughters Courageous
Writing/Screenplay1939 Four Wives
Writing/Screenplay1938 The Mad Miss Manton
Writing/Writer1938 There's That Woman Again
Writing/Writer1937 China Passage
Writing/Screenplay1937 New Faces of 1937
Writing/Screenplay1936 Love on a Bet
Writing/Screenplay1936 Grand Jury
Writing/Screenplay1936 Mummy's Boys
Writing/Screenplay1936 The Bride Walks Out

Full Name: Philip Epstein
Born: Sunday, 08/22 1909 (August) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 02/07 1952 (February) in Los Angeles (aged: 42)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Pennsylvania State University
Children: Leslie Epstein
Philip G. Epstein frequently works together with these people:
Julius J. Epstein (22x, Crew)
Perc Westmore (13x, Crew)
Hal B. Wallis (10x, Crew)
Leo F. Forbstein (10x, Crew)
Jack L. Warner (9x, Crew)
Bess Flowers (8x, Actress)
Ray Heindorf (8x, Crew)
Orry-Kelly (8x, Crew)
Leo White (6x, Actor)
Jack Carson (5x, Actor)
Creighton Hale (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:61028, Added: 05/21/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024