Person · Screenwriter
S.J. Perelman
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- Writer
In short · Wrote for nine decades — 14 credits, 1 Academy Award win.
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12 credits
Around the World in 80 Days(1956)
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One Touch of Venus(1955)
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One Touch of Venus(1948)
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Larceny, Inc.(1942)
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The Golden Fleecing(1940)
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Ambush(1939)
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Boy Trouble(1939)
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Paris Interlude(1934)
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Sitting Pretty(1933)
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Hold 'Em Jail(1932)
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Horse Feathers(1932)
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Monkey Business(1931)
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Awards & Nominations
1 winAcademy Awards
- Won1956Oscar — Writing (adapted Screenplay)
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- Public SpeakingSelf · 2010
- Where Do I Sit?Self · 1971
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