Film Director and Screenwriter. Born to Jewish parents, his career spanned four decades from 1924 until 1959. Among his many film contributions include "The Curse" (1924), "The Night Belongs to Us" (1929), "It's You I Have Loved" (1929), "The Merry Wives of Vienna" (1931), "The Great Waltz" (1938), "Ninotchka" (1939, nominated for Academy Award for Best Screenplay), "Comrade X" (1940, nominated for Academy Award for Best Screenplay), "That Hamilton Woman" (1941), "The Heavenly Body" (1944), "Gaslight" (1944, nominated for Academy Award for Best Screenplay), "The Mating Season" (1951), "Titanic" (1953, winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay), "Teenage Rebel" (1956), and "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1959). He died at the age of 79.
Film Director and Screenwriter. Born to Jewish parents, his career spanned four decades from 1924 until 1959. Among his many film contributions include "The Curse" (1924), "The Night Belongs to Us" (1929), "It's You I Have Loved" (1929), "The Merry Wives of Vienna" (1931), "The Great Waltz" (1938), "Ninotchka" (1939, nominated for Academy Award for Best Screenplay), "Comrade X" (1940, nominated for Academy Award for Best Screenplay), "That Hamilton Woman" (1941), "The Heavenly Body" (1944), "Gaslight" (1944, nominated for Academy Award for Best Screenplay), "The Mating Season" (1951), "Titanic" (1953, winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay), "Teenage Rebel" (1956), and "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1959). He died at the age of 79.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
