| Hugo D. Butler | |
| Born | May 4, 1914 Calgary, Alberta |
|---|---|
| Died | January 7, 1968 (aged 53) Hollywood, California |
| Known for | Hollywood ten |
Hugo D. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Hollywood Ten" redirects here For the 1950 short documentary film see The Hollywood Ten. Butler (May 4, 1914 – January 7, 1968) was a Canadian born screenwriter working in Hollywood who was blacklisted by the movie studio bosses in the 1950s. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made "Hollywood Ten" redirects here For the 1950 short documentary film see The Hollywood Ten. A movie studio (aka film studio) is in the established sense of the term a company that distributes films.
Biography
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, his father had acted and written scripts in silent films. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Hugo Butler worked as a journalist and playwright before moving to Hollywood in 1937 where he wrote the first of his thirty-four screenplays. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. In 1940 he was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay Edison the Man. The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material Edison the Man was a 1940 Biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played by Spencer Tracy.
In 1940 he married author, actress and screenwriter Jean Rouverol. Jean Rouverol (born July 8, 1916, in St Louis Missouri) is an American Author, Actress and Screenwriter Shortly thereafter his career was interrupted when he served in the United States military during World War II. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
After being blacklisted, he wrote under various pseudonyms as well as using a fellow member of the Writers Guild of America as a front to submit screenplays to the movie studios on his behalf. The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE representing A movie studio (aka film studio) is in the established sense of the term a company that distributes films. He and his wife went to Mexico where he worked on scripts for directors Luis Buñuel and Carlos Velo. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Luis Buñuel Portolés (22 February 1900 &ndash 29 July 1983 was a Spanish -born Filmmaker and naturalized Mexican who worked mainly in Mexico They did not return to the United States on a permanent basis for thirteen years.
Hugo Butler suffered from arteriosclerotic brain disease for several years before passing away from a heart attack in 1968 in Hollywood, California. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply In 1997, the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America voted to posthumously give him official credit for scripts he had written.
Selected filmography:
- The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
- La Joven (1960)
- Autumn Leaves (1956)
- Torero (1956)
- The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1954)
- He Ran All the Way (1951)
- A Woman of Distinction (1950)
- The Southerner (1945)
- Lassie Come Home (1943)
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
- Edison the Man
External links
La joven ( The Young One or White Trash in the United States, Island of Shame in the United Kingdom) is a Film Autumn Leaves ( 1956) is a Columbia Pictures Feature film starring Joan Crawford and Cliff Robertson in an older woman/younger Robinson Crusoe ( 1954) is a film by director Luis Buñuel. The film is based on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel He Ran All the Way is a 1951 crime drama, considered a Film noir, starring John Garfield and Shelley Winters. The Southerner ( 1945) is a film directed by Jean Renoir, based on the novel Hold Autumn in Your Hand by George Sessions Perry Lassie Come Home ( 1943) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Feature film starring Roddy McDowall and canine actor Pal in a story Blossoms in the Dust is a 1941 film which tells the story of Edna Gladney who takes it upon herself to help orphaned children to find homes despite the opposition Edison the Man was a 1940 Biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played by Spencer Tracy.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic