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John L. Balderston (1889–1954)

Writer

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As a foreign correspondent, he covered the opening of the tomb of King Tutankhamen in Egypt, years before he wrote the screenplay of The Mummy. See more trivia »

Born:

John Lloyd Balderston
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 64) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (1932 screenplay - uncredited)
 
1999 The Mummy (1932 screenplay - uncredited)
 
1992 The Last of the Mohicans (adaptation)
 
1967-1979 Estudio 1 (TV series)
– La plaza de Berkley III (1979) (play)
– La plaza de Berkeley II (1972)
– Plaza de Berkeley I (1967)
 
1979 Dracula (play)
 
1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– Berkeley Square (1959) (play)
 
1959 Berkeley Square (TV movie) (play)
 
1952 The Prisoner of Zenda (screenplay)
 
1952 Red Planet Mars (play "Red Planet" / screenplay)
 
1951 I'll Never Forget You (play "Berkeley Square")
 
1951 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV series)
– Berkeley Square (1951) (play)
 
1949-1950 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– Berkeley Square (1950) (play)
– Berkeley Square (1949) (adaptation)
 
1948 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Berkeley Square (1948) (adaptation)
 
1944 Gaslight (screenplay)
 
1942 Tennessee Johnson (screenplay)
 
1942 Stand by for Action (screenplay)
 
1941 Smilin' Through (screenplay / as John Balderson)
 
1941 Scotland Yard
 
1940 Victory
 
1940 The Mummy's Hand (1932 screenplay - uncredited)
 
1940 Little Old New York (story / as John Balderston)
 
1937 The Prisoner of Zenda (screen play)
 
1936 Beloved Enemy (uncredited)
 
1936 The Man Who Lived Again (screenplay)
 
1936 The Last of the Mohicans (from an adaptation by)
 
1936 The Amazing Adventure (adapted for the screen by)
 
1936 Dracula's Daughter (story - uncredited)
 
1935 Peter Ibbetson (contributor to treatment - uncredited)
 
1935 Mad Love (screen play)
 
1935 Mark of the Vampire (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1935 The Bride of Frankenstein (adapted by / as John Balderston)
 
1935 Mystery of Edwin Drood
 
1935 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (screen play)
 
1933 Berkeley Square (play / screenplay)
 
1932 The Mummy (screenplay)
 
1931 Frankenstein (based upon the composition by)
 
1931 Drácula (play "Dracula" - uncredited)
 
1931 Dracula (from the play adapted by)
 
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1999 Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (video documentary short)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Red Planet (1932). Written by John L. Balderston and John Hoare. Directed by Burk Symon and Chester Erskine. Cort Theatre: 17 Dec 1932- Dec 1932 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Walter Armin (as "The Count de Reinach"), Ethel Ashby, Wallace Banfield, Marshall Brown, Charles Burroughs... See more »

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Alternate Names:

John Balderson | John Balderston
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Trivia:

As a foreign correspondent, he covered the opening of the tomb of King Tutankhamen in Egypt, years before he wrote the screenplay of The Mummy. See more »

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Libra