John Twist
Screenwriter

John Twist

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Screenwriter
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Screenwriter
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
14 July 1898(Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, U.S.A.)
Death:
11 February 1976(Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.)
Star sign:
Cancer
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John Twist (July 14, 1898 – February 11, 1976) was an American screenwriter whose career spanned four decades. Born John Stuart Twist in Albany, Missouri, he began his career in the silent film era, providing the story for such films as Breed of Courage, Blockade, and The Big Diamond Robbery. He earned his first screenwriting credit for The Yellowback in 1929. Twist died in Beverly Hills, California.

Selected filmography

  • La Cucaracha (1934)
  • Annie Oakley (1935)
  • Flight From Glory (1937)
  • The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
  • The Great Man Votes (1939)
  • Too Many Girls (1940)
  • Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
  • Fort Worth (1951)
  • The Big Trees (1952)
  • So Big (1953)
  • King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
  • Helen of Troy (1956)
  • Serenade (1956)
  • The FBI Story (1959)
  • None but the Brave (1965)