Edwin Justus Mayer
Writing
- Born
- November 8, 1896 · New York, New York
- Died
- September 11, 1960 (age 63)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Justus Mayer (8 November 1896 – 11 September 1960) was an American screenwriter. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for 47 films between 1927 and 1958.
He was born and died in New York, New York. He is the grandfather of film director Daisy von Scherler Mayer.
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Edwin Justus Mayer worked on many screenplays. But he is famous today for working with Ernst Lubitsch. He worked with Lubitsch in To Be or Not to Be (1942) and A Royal Scandal (1945). A Royal Scandal (1945) was a box office failure, but today, is considered by many as one of Lubitsch's finest films.
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Known for
To Be or Not to Be
March 6, 1942
Midnight
March 24, 1939
Peter Ibbetson
November 7, 1935
Desire
April 11, 1936
The Buccaneer
December 11, 1958
Merrily We Go to Hell
June 10, 1932
The Song of Songs
July 19, 1933
Thirty Day Princess
May 18, 1934
A Royal Scandal
March 26, 1945
They Met in Bombay
June 27, 1941
Romance
August 20, 1930
Rio
September 29, 1939
Behind the camera34
- 1958The Buccaneer Script
- 1945Masquerade in Mexico Story
- 1945A Royal Scandal Screenplay
- 1942To Be or Not to Be Screenplay
- 1941Underground Story
- 1941They Met in Bombay Screenplay
- 1939Rio Screenplay
- 1939Exile Express Writer
- 1939Midnight Original Story
- 1938The Buccaneer Screenplay