Sidney Howard(1891-1939)

Writer

Sidney Howard was born on 26 June 1891 in Oakland, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Gone with the Wind (1939), Dodsworth (1936) and Arrowsmith (1931). He was previously married to Leopoldine Blaine Damrosch and Clare Eames. He died on 23 August 1939 in Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for:

Gone with the Wind

8.2

Writer

1939

Dodsworth

7.8

Writer

1936

Arrowsmith

6.2

Writer

1931

Raffles

6.4

Writer

1930

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Great Performances
- play "They Knew What They Wanted"
- TV Series
- 1980
Estudio 1
- play
- TV Series
- 1980
Grande Teatro Tupi
- play
- TV Series
- 1963
A Breath of Scandal
- English translation of "Olympia"
- 1960
Die Silberschnur
- play
- TV Movie
- 1957
ITV Play of the Week
- play
- TV Series
- 1956
Producers' Showcase
- play
- TV Series
- 1955–1956
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
- play "The Late Christopher Bean"
- TV Series
- 1955
Der selige Christopher Bohn
- adaptation
- TV Movie
- 1955
Celanese Theatre
- writer
- play
- TV Series
- 1952
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
- play
- TV Series
- 1950–1951
The Prudential Family Playhouse
- writer
- TV Series
- 1950
The Ford Theatre Hour
- play
- TV Series
- 1949
The Silver Cord
- play
- TV Movie
- 1949
The Philco Television Playhouse
- play
- TV Series
- 1949

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Born
- June 26, 1891
- Oakland, California, USA
Died
- August 23, 1939
- Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA(farm accident)
Spouses
Children
- Jennifer Howard
Relatives
- Tony Goldwyn(Grandchild)
Other works
Stage: Wrote {earliest Broadway credit) "Swords", produced on Broadway. Drama. Directed / produced by Brock Pemberton. National Theatre: 1 Sep 1921-Sep 1921 (closing date unknown/36 performances). Cast included: Jane Darwell, Helen Forrest, Charles Waldron.
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Trivia
Worked under contract at United Artists (1929-31 and 1936). He labored on the script of Gone with the Wind (1939) for more than a year with David O. Selznick, but never saw a single reel of the completed film; he died in an accident on his farm in Massachusetts when the tractor he was driving rolled over on top of him.