Jules Furthman

Jules Furthman

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1888-03-05

  • Day of Death

    1966-09-22 (78 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Jules Furthman was a magazine and newspaper writer when he began writing for films in 1915. When the U.S. entered WWI Furthman used the name "Stephen Fox" for his screenplays because he thought his name sounded too German, but he reverted to his real name after the war. Furthman became one of the most prolific, and well-known, screenwriters of his time, and was responsible for the screenplays of some of Hollywood's most highly regarded films, such as Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), To Have and Have Not (1944) and Nightmare Alley (1947).

Known For

Crew