John Balderston

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John Balderston was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for adapting classic horror and fantasy works for Hollywood in the early 20th century, including contributions to films like "Dracula" and "Frankenstein."

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instanceOf human
journalist
playwright
screenwriter
activeInPeriod 1930s Hollywood
early 20th century
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Paramount Pictures
Universal Pictures
fieldOfWork cinema
fantasy film
horror film
theatre
genre drama
fantasy film
horror fiction
influenced classic Hollywood horror cinema
influencedBy Bram Stoker NERFINISHED
Mary Shelley NERFINISHED
knownFor Hollywood screenplays in the 1930s
adapting classic horror works for film
stage adaptations of literary works
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor helping define Universal horror cycle
notableWork Berkeley Square (1933 film) NERFINISHED
Berkeley Square (play) NERFINISHED
Bride of Frankenstein (1935 film) NERFINISHED
Dracula (1931 film) NERFINISHED
Frankenstein (1931 film) NERFINISHED
Gaslight (play) NERFINISHED
Mad Love (1935 film, adaptation) NERFINISHED
The Bride of Frankenstein (screenplay contribution) NERFINISHED
The Mummy (1932 film) NERFINISHED
The Mummy (screenplay) NERFINISHED
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) NERFINISHED
occupation journalist
playwright
screenwriter
workLocation Hollywood
London, England
surface form: London
wroteAdaptationOf Berkeley Square (from Henry James’s “A Beloved Friend” and time-travel theme) NERFINISHED
Dracula (stage play based on Bram Stoker novel) NERFINISHED
Frankenstein (screen story based on Mary Shelley novel) NERFINISHED
Gaslight (English-language adaptation) NERFINISHED
The Mummy (original story and screenplay) NERFINISHED

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If I Were King (1938 film) screenwriter John Balderston