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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anthony Veiller (23 June 1903 – 27 June 1965) was an American screenwriter and film producer. The son of the screenwriter Bayard Veiller and the English actress Margaret Wycherly, Anthony Veiller wrote for 41 films between 1934 and 1964. He was born on 23 June 1903 in New York City to Bayard Veiller and Margaret Wycherly. He moved to Hollywood in 1930. Veiller was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. In 1937, he co-wrote (with Morrie Ryskind) the screenplay for Stage Door, starring Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers and Adolphe Menjou. This very loose adaptation of the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Veiller was also Oscar-nominated for writing (with uncredited help from John Huston and Richard Brooks) The Killers (1946), an adaptation of the short story by...
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The StrangerMovie • 1946
Chain LightningMovie • 1950
DallasMovie • 1950
Solomon and ShebaMovie • 1959
The Night of the IguanaMovie • 1964
Stage DoorMovie • 1937
The KillersMovie • 1946
Along the Great DivideMovie • 1951
State of the UnionMovie • 1948
Moulin RougeMovie • 1952
Beat the DevilMovie • 1953
The List of Adrian MessengerMovie • 1963
BackfireMovie • 1950
Colorado TerritoryMovie • 1949
Red Planet MarsMovie • 1952
Why We Fight: The Battle of RussiaMovie • 1943
The Ex-Mrs. BradfordMovie • 1936
Star of MidnightMovie • 1935
Why We Fight: The Battle of BritainMovie • 1943