Robert W. Russell
American screenwriter

Robert W. Russell

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American screenwriter
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Screenwriter
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
19 January 1912
Death:
11 February 1992
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Robert Wallace Russell (January 19, 1912 – February 11, 1992) was an American writer for movies, plays, and documentaries. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Writing, Original Story and Best Writing, Screenplay on the 1943 film The More the Merrier.
He died in 1992 in New York City, shortly after his 80th birthday.

Filmography

  • Ring of Steel (1942) short U.S. Army film directed by Garson Kanin; narration read by Spencer Tracy
  • The More the Merrier (1943) (screenplay)
  • The Well-Groomed Bride (1946) (screenplay)
  • The Lady Says No (1952)
  • Come September (1961)
  • Walk Don't Run (1966) (story)

Plays

  • Take Me Along (1959)
  • Flora the Red Menace (1965)
  • Queen Lear
  • Washington Shall Hang