Person · Screenwriter
John L. Balderston
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In short · Wrote for seven decades — 27 credits.
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Writer
26 credits
The Mummy(1999)
(1932 screenplay) (uncredited)
Film
The Last of the Mohicans(1992)
Writer
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Dracula(1979)
Writer
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Red Planet Mars(1952)
Writer
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The Prisoner of Zenda(1952)
Writer
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I'll Never Forget You(1951)
Writer
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Gaslight(1944)
Writer
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Tennessee Johnson(1942)
Writer
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Stand by for Action(1942)
Writer
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Scotland Yard(1941)
Writer
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Smilin' Through(1941)
Writer
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Victory(1940)
Writer
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Little Old New York(1940)
Writer
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The Prisoner of Zenda(1937)
Writer
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Beloved Enemy(1936)
Writer
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Dracula's Daughter(1936)
Writer
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The Amazing Adventure(1936)
Writer
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The Man Who Lived Again(1936)
Writer
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The Last of the Mohicans(1936)
Writer
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer(1935)
Writer
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Mystery of Edwin Drood(1935)
Writer
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Bride of Frankenstein(1935)
Writer
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Berkeley Square(1933)
Writer
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The Mummy(1932)
Writer
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Frankenstein(1931)
Writer
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Dracula(1931)
Writer
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Awards & Nominations
2 nominationsAcademy Awards
- Nom1944Oscar — Writing (adapted Screenplay)
- Nom1935Oscar — Writing (adapted Screenplay)
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- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition UnearthedSelf (Screenwriter) · 1999
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