John L. Balderston

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journalist person playwright screenwriter

John L. Balderston was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for adapting classic horror and fantasy works such as "Dracula" and "Frankenstein" for stage and screen.

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John L. Balderston canonical 6

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instanceOf journalist ⓘ
person ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
activeIn 20th century ⓘ
basedIn London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1889-10-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1954-03-08 ⓘ
employer New York World NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Balderston NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork film ⓘ
journalism ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
horror ⓘ
givenName John NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name John L. Balderston NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor adapting classic horror literature for stage and screen ⓘ
notableWork Bride of Frankenstein (1935 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dracula (stage adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frankenstein (screen adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gaslight (play adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mad Love (1935 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mummy (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation journalist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld London correspondent of the New York World ⓘ
spouse Marian de Forest Balderston NERFINISHED ⓘ
workLocation Hollywood, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
wroteAdaptationOf Dracula by Bram Stoker NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ
wroteScreenplayFor Bride of Frankenstein (1935 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dracula (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mad Love (1935 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mummy (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Gaslight → screenwriter → John L. Balderston ⓘ
subject surface form: Gaslight (1944 film)
Bride of Frankenstein → screenwriter → John L. Balderston ⓘ
Dr. Gogol → createdBy → John L. Balderston ⓘ
Berkeley Square (film) → screenwriter → John L. Balderston ⓘ
Berkeley Square (film) → basedOnWorkAuthor → John L. Balderston ⓘ
Dracula (1931 film) → screenwriter → John L. Balderston ⓘ