Wells Root

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Wells Root was an American screenwriter known for adapting popular novels and crafting screenplays for mid-20th-century Hollywood films.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American screenwriter
human
screenwriter
activeIn Hollywood
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1930s
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1900-03-29
dateOfDeath 1993-09-09
employer Columbia Pictures
Paramount Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures
Universal Pictures
gender male
genre Western film
adventure film
historical film
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor adapting popular novels for film
notableWork Captain Blood (1935 film)
The Big Land (1957 film)
The Black Shield of Falworth
surface form: The Black Shield of Falworth (1954 film)

The Canadians (1961 film)
The Fighting Seabees
surface form: The Fighting Seabees (1944 film)

The Flame and the Arrow
surface form: The Flame and the Arrow (1950 film)

The Jayhawkers!
surface form: The Jayhawkers! (1959 film)

The Mississippi Gambler (1953 film)
The Oklahoma Kid
surface form: The Oklahoma Kid (1939 film)

The Prisoner of Zenda
surface form: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film)

Proud Rebel
surface form: The Proud Rebel (1958 film)

The Rawhide Years
surface form: The Rawhide Years (1955 film)

The Restless Breed (1957 film)
The Spoilers (1930 film)
surface form: The Spoilers (1942 film)

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936 film)
The Virginian (television series)
Wagon Train
surface form: Wagon Train (television series)
occupation film producer
screenwriter
television producer
television writer
placeOfBirth Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
workPeriod 20th century

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Magnificent Obsession screenwriter Wells Root
subject surface form: Magnificent Obsession (1954 film)