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Philip Yordan

Known for: Writing

Biography: 1914-04-01

Deathday: 2003-03-24 (88 years old)

Biography

Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 – March 24, 2003) was an American screenwriter of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s who produced several films. He acted as a front for blacklisted writers although his use of surrogate screenwriters predates the McCarthy era.: 332 His actual contributions to the scripts he is credited with writing is controversial: 334 and he was known to some as a credit-grabber. Born to Polish immigrants, he earned degrees from both University of Illinois and Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Filmography

all 70

Movies 70

Writer 64

Producer 5

Writer

Philip Yordan

Biography

Filmography

all 70

Movies 70

Writer 64

Producer 5

Too Bad About Jack (1994)

Dead Girls Don't Tango (1992)

Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars (1992)

Bloody Wednesday (1988)

The Unholy (1988)

Cry Wilderness (1987)

Night Train to Terror (1985)

Death Wish Club (1984)

Savage Journey (1983)

Cataclysm (1980)

Brigham (1977)

Bad Man's River (1971)

Captain Apache (1971)

The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)

Krakatoa, East of Java (1968)

Custer of the West (1967)

Battle of the Bulge (1965)

Crack in the World (1965)

Circus World (1964)

The Thin Red Line (1964)

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

55 Days at Peking (1963)

The Day of the Triffids (1963)

El Cid (1961)

King of Kings (1961)

Studs Lonigan (1960)

The Bramble Bush (1960)

Day of the Outlaw (1959)

Anna Lucasta (1958)

God's Little Acre (1958)

The Fiend Who Walked The West (1958)

The Bravados (1958)

Island Women (1958)

No Down Payment (1957)

Street of Sinners (1957)

Gun Glory (1957)

Men in War (1957)

Four Boys and a Gun (1957)

The Wild Party (1956)

The Harder They Fall (1956)

The Last Frontier (1955)

Joe Macbeth (1955)

The Man from Laramie (1955)

Conquest of Space (1955)

The Big Combo (1955)

Broken Lance (1954)

Johnny Guitar (1954)

The Naked Jungle (1954)

Man Crazy (1953)

Blowing Wild (1953)

Houdini (1953)

Mara Maru (1952)

Mutiny (1952)

Detective Story (1951)

Drums in the Deep South (1951)

Edge of Doom (1950)

Panic in the Streets (1950)

Reign of Terror (1949)

Anna Lucasta (1949)

House of Strangers (1949)

Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)

The Chase (1946)

Suspense (1946)

Whistle Stop (1946)

Woman Who Came Back (1945)

Dillinger (1945)

When Strangers Marry (1944)

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944)

The Unknown Guest (1943)

Syncopation (1942)

Information

Known ForWriting

GenderMale

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1914-04-01

Deathday
2003-03-24 (88 years old)

Birth Place
Chicago, Illinois

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Edgar Awards, Academy Award for Best Story