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John Wexley (1907–1985)

Writer

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An actor and playwright, Wexley came to Hollywood and became a successful screenwriter. Because he spoke German, he was hired to work with fellow playwright Bertolt Brecht on the script to Hangmen Also Die!. A member of the Communist Party, his career came to a sudden end when he was brought before the... See more trivia »

Born:

in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 77) in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
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1962 Keine Zeit für Helden (TV movie) (writer)
 
1960 Menschen im Käfig (TV movie) (play)
 
1959 The Last Mile (play "The Last Mile" - uncredited)
 
1957 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– The Last Mile (1957) (play)
 
1947 The Long Night
 
1945 Cornered (story and adaptation)
 
1943 The City That Stopped Hitler: Heroic Stalingrad (documentary) (writer)
 
1943 Hangmen Also Die! (screenplay)
 
1941 Footsteps in the Dark (screenplay)
 
1940 City for Conquest (screen play)
 
1939 The Roaring Twenties (contributor to treatment - uncredited)
 
1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy (screen play)
 
1938 Angels with Dirty Faces (screenplay)
 
1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (screen play)
 
1935 Eight Bells (uncredited)
 
1932 The Last Mile (play "The Last Mile")
 
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1985 Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got (documentary)
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The Last Mile -- Richard Walters is condemned to death for a murder he claims not to have committed. He arrives on death row just before a brutal inmate leads the other convicts in a violent uprising...
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1931) Stage: Wrote / directed "Steel", produced on Broadway. Drama. Times Square Theatre: 17 Nov 1931-Nov 1931 (closing date unknown/14 performances). Cast: Seth Arnold (as "William Summers / Skinny"), Egon Brecher (as "Daniel Raldny"), Clarence Chase, George Colan... See more »

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Trivia:

An actor and playwright, Wexley came to Hollywood and became a successful screenwriter. Because he spoke German, he was hired to work with fellow playwright Bertolt Brecht on the script to Hangmen Also Die!. A member of the Communist Party, his career came to a sudden end when he was brought before the... See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo