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John L. Balderston

John L. Balderston

Known For Writing
Birthday Oct 22, 1889
Died Mar 08, 1954 (64)
Birthplace None
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Updated Aug 18, 2025
Entry Date Aug 18, 2025
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John L. Balderston (October 22, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - March 8, 1954 Los Angeles, California) was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his horror and fantasy scripts. Balderston began his career as a journalist. He worked as Eu ... ropean war correspondent during World War I. He was the editor of Outlook magazine and a correspondent for the New York World. In 1927, he was retained by Horace Liveright to revise Hamilton Deane's stage adaptation of Dracula for its American production. His 1929 play Berkeley Square later formed the basis of the musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. His Dracula subsequently formed the basis of the 1931 film version, leading Balderston into a screenwriting career, initially for Universal Pictures horror films: in addition to Dracula, he contributed to Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Mummy, and Dracula's Daughter. He spent much of his career adapting novels for the screen, including The Prisoner of Zenda in 1937 and 1944's Gaslight, which earned him his second Academy Award nomination (the first was for 1935's The Lives of a Bengal Lancer). He was also one of the team of writers who collaborated on the 1939 film adaptation of Gone with the Wind. His 1932 play Red Planet was filmed as Red Planet Mars in 1952. Description above from the Wikipedia article John L. Balderston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

2008

Original Film Writer

The Mummy Returns

The Mummy Returns

2001

Characters

The Mummy

The Mummy

1999

Original Film Writer

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1992

Adaptation

Dracula

Dracula

1979

Theatre Play

The Mummy

The Mummy

1959

Original Film Writer

Red Planet Mars

Red Planet Mars

1952

Writer

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952

Screenplay

The House in the Square

The House in the Square

1951

Theatre Play

Gaslight

Gaslight

1944

Screenplay

The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost

1944

Original Film Writer

The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse

1944

Characters

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

1942

Screenplay

The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb

1942

Original Film Writer

Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

1942

Screenplay

Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through

1941

Screenplay

Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

1941

Writer

Victory

Victory

1940

Screenplay

Little Old New York

Little Old New York

1940

Story

The Mummy's Hand

The Mummy's Hand

1940

Original Film Writer

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937

Screenplay

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1936

Adaptation

Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

1936

Story

Beloved Enemy

Beloved Enemy

1936

Screenplay

Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

Adaptation

Mad Love

Mad Love

1935

Screenplay

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935

Screenplay

Mark of the Vampire

Mark of the Vampire

1935

Writer

Berkeley Square

Berkeley Square

1933

Theatre Play, Screenplay

The Mummy

The Mummy

1932

Screenplay

Dracula

Dracula

1931

Theatre Play

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