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Lynn Riggs(1899-1954)

  • Writer
  • Director
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Lynn Riggs was born on 31 August 1899 in Claremore, Indian Territory, USA [now Oklahoma, USA]. Lynn was a writer and director, known for Madame Spy (1942), The Garden of Allah (1936) and Oklahoma! (1955). Lynn died on 30 June 1954 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornAugust 31, 1899
DiedJune 30, 1954(54)
BornAugust 31, 1899
DiedJune 30, 1954(54)
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Constance Bennett, Edward Brophy, and Don Porter in Madame Spy (1942)
Madame Spy
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1942
The Garden of Allah (1936)
The Garden of Allah
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1936
Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae in Oklahoma! (1955)
Oklahoma!
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1955
Turhan Bey, Felix Basch, William Gargan, Irene Hervey, and Sam Levene in Destination Unknown (1942)
Destination Unknown
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1942

Credits

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  • Boston Conservatory's Oklahoma: All Er Nuthin' (2014)
    Boston Conservatory's Oklahoma: All Er Nuthin'
    Video
    • based on a play by
    • 2014
  • Oklahoma!
    • play by: "Green Grow the Lilacs"
    • 2013
  • Oklahoma! (2011)
    Oklahoma!
    8.8
    TV Special
    • play by: "Green Grow The Lilacs"
    • 2011
  • Hugh Jackman in Oklahoma! (1999)
    Oklahoma!
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • based on the play by: "Green Grow the Lilacs"
    • 1999
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • unproduced play
    • 1959
  • Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae in Oklahoma! (1955)
    Oklahoma!
    7.0
    • dramatic play
    • 1955
  • Basil Rathbone in Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
    Sherlock Holmes in Washington
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Constance Bennett, Edward Brophy, and Don Porter in Madame Spy (1942)
    Madame Spy
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Turhan Bey, Felix Basch, William Gargan, Irene Hervey, and Sam Levene in Destination Unknown (1942)
    Destination Unknown
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Basil Rathbone, Evelyn Ankers, and Nigel Bruce in Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
    Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in The Plainsman (1936)
    The Plainsman
    6.8
    • screen play
    • 1936
  • The Garden of Allah (1936)
    The Garden of Allah
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Stingaree (1934)
    Stingaree
    5.8
    • adaptation
    • 1934
  • Lissy Arna, William Boyd, and James Gleason in Beyond Victory (1931)
    Beyond Victory
    5.9
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1931

Director



  • A Day in Santa Fe
    5.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1931

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 31, 1899
    • Claremore, Indian Territory, USA [now Oklahoma, USA]
  • Died
    • June 30, 1954
    • New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1965.

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