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Jules Furthman

Profession
Writing
Born
March 5, 1888 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
September 22, 1966

Biography

Jules Furthman was a magazine and newspaper writer when he began writing for films in 1915. When the U.S. entered WWI Furthman used the name "Stephen Fox" for his screenplays because he thought his name sounded too German, but he reverted to his real name after the war. Furthman became one of the most prolific, and well-known, screenwriters of his time, and was responsible for the screenplays of some of Hollywood's most highly regarded films, such as Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), To Have and Have Not (1944) and Nightmare Alley (1947).

Known for

Rio Bravo poster
Rio Bravo
Film · 1959 · ★ 7.8
The Big Sleep poster
The Big Sleep
Film · 1946 · ★ 7.6
To Have and Have Not poster
To Have and Have Not
Film · 1945 · ★ 7.4
Mutiny on the Bounty poster
Mutiny on the Bounty
Film · 1935 · ★ 7.4
Only Angels Have Wings poster
Only Angels Have Wings
Film · 1939 · ★ 7.3
Shanghai Express poster
Shanghai Express
Film · 1932 · ★ 7.0
Nightmare Alley poster
Nightmare Alley
Film · 1947 · ★ 7.2
Morocco poster
Morocco
Film · 1930 · ★ 6.5
Blonde Venus poster
Blonde Venus
Film · 1932 · ★ 6.8
The Docks of New York poster
The Docks of New York
Film · 1928 · ★ 7.0
The Outlaw poster
The Outlaw
Film · 1943 · ★ 5.4
The Shanghai Gesture poster
The Shanghai Gesture
Film · 1941 · ★ 6.2

Filmography