Philip Yordan in San Diego, 1988. (Photo: Alison Morley)
Born
(1914-04-01)April 1, 1914
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died
March 24, 2003(2003-03-24) (aged 88)
La Jolla, California, U.S.
Nationality
American
Alma mater
University of Illinois Chicago-Kent College of Law
Occupations
Writer
film producer
Years active
1946–1994
Children
5
Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 – March 24, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film producer, novelist and playwright.[1][2][3] He was a three-time Academy Award nominee, winning Best Story for Broken Lance (1951).[4]
During the 1950s and 1960s, Yordan acted as a front for blacklisted writers[5][6] although his use of surrogate screenwriters predates the McCarthy era.[7]: 332 His actual contributions to the scripts he is credited with writing is controversial[5][7]: 334 and he was known to some as a credit-grabber.[5]
PhilipYordan (April 1, 1914 – March 24, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film producer, novelist and playwright. He was a three-time Academy Award...
produced by Samuel Bronston for Allied Artists, with a screenplay by PhilipYordan and Bernard Gordon, and with uncredited contributions from Robert Hamer...
1955 American crime film noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis, written by PhilipYordan and photographed by cinematographer John Alton, with music by David...
the American public. Some sources claim that credited screenwriter PhilipYordan was actually fronting for the blacklisted Ben Maddow. The Pentagon refused...
Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, and Richard Conte. The screenplay by PhilipYordan and Mankiewicz (who chose to go uncredited) is the first of three film...
Congress. Retrieved July 26, 2022. McGilligan, Pat (June 26, 1988). "PhilipYordan: The Ghosts and the Screenwriter". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July...
Yordan is a given name and less often a surname. Notable people with the name include: PhilipYordan (1914–2003), American screenwriter Yordan Álvarez...
originally purchased the film rights as a vehicle for Robert Wagner. PhilipYordan read the novel and insisted on writing a script based on the book. Filming...
first husband was screenwriter PhilipYordan, who introduced her to Hollywood's highest echelons. Nash's marriage to Yordan ended in divorce in the early...
the short story "Leiningen Versus the Ants" into a feature film, with PhilipYordan to write the screenplay. In March 1953, Charlton Heston was announced...
as Jim Faith Clift as Dr. Helen Foster Cry Wilderness was written by PhilipYordan with an estimated 100 writing credits in film since the 1940s, including...
to "King". They had notable collaborations with such filmmakers as PhilipYordan and William Castle and are particularly remembered today for employing...
Train to Terror is a 1985 American anthology horror film written by PhilipYordan and directed by Jay Schlossberg-Cohen, with segments directed by John...
Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, and Anthony Quinn. It was written by PhilipYordan. The story revolves around a love triangle set in the oilfields of an...
Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, and Cathy O'Donnell. Written by PhilipYordan and Frank Burt, the film is about a stranger who defies a local cattle...
Studs Lonigan Directed by Irving Lerner Written by PhilipYordan Produced by PhilipYordan Starring Christopher Knight Frank Gorshin Jack Nicholson Venetia...
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