Edwin Justus Mayer

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Edwin Justus Mayer

Writing November 8, 1896

New York, New York

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Justus Mayer (8 November 1896 – 11 September 1960) was an American screenwriter. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for 47 films be…

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To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

7.8 1942 Movie
Midnight

Midnight

7.4 1939 Movie
Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson

7.0 1935 Movie
Desire

Desire

7.0 1936 Movie
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

6.5 1958 Movie
Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

6.5 1932 Movie
The Song of Songs

The Song of Songs

6.0 1933 Movie
Thirty Day Princess

Thirty Day Princess

6.8 1934 Movie
A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

6.9 1945 Movie
They Met in Bombay

They Met in Bombay

7.2 1941 Movie
Romance

Romance

6.5 1930 Movie
Wild Girl

Wild Girl

6.2 1932 Movie

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Justus Mayer (8 November 1896 – 11 September 1960) was an American screenwriter. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for 47 films between 1927 and 1958. He was born and died in New York, New York. He is the grandfather of film director Daisy von Scherler Mayer. Edwin Justus Mayer worked on many screenplays. But he is famous today for working with Ernst Lubitsch. He worked with Lubitsch in To Be or Not to Be (1942) and A Royal Scandal (1945). A Royal Scandal (1945) was a box office failure, but today, is considered by many as one of Lubitsch's finest films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edwin Justus Mayer, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1958
    The Buccaneer

    Movie Script

  2. 1945
    Masquerade in Mexico

    Movie Story

  3. 1945
    A Royal Scandal

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 1942
    To Be or Not to Be

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1941
    Underground

    Movie Story

  6. 1941
    They Met in Bombay

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1939
    Rio

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1939
    Exile Express

    Movie Writer

  9. 1939
    Midnight

    Movie Original Story

  10. 1938
    The Buccaneer

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1936
    Desire

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1936
    Till We Meet Again

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1935
    So Red the Rose

    Movie Writer

  14. 1935
    Peter Ibbetson

    Movie Additional Writing

  15. 1934
    Here Is My Heart

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1934
    The Affairs of Cellini

    Movie Theatre Play

More credits
  1. 1934
    Thirty Day Princess

    Movie Adaptation

  2. 1933
    I Am Suzanne!

    Movie Writer

  3. 1933
    The Song of Songs

    Movie Writer

  4. 1933
    Tonight Is Ours

    Movie Writer

  5. 1932
    Wild Girl

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1932
    Merrily We Go to Hell

    Movie Screenplay

  7. 1931
    Cheri-Bibi

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1931
    The Phantom of Paris

    Movie Dialogue

  9. 1931
    Never the Twain Shall Meet

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1930
    Romance

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1930
    The Lady of Scandal

    Movie Adaptation

  12. 1930
    In Gay Madrid

    Movie Dialogue

  13. 1930
    Redemption

    Movie Dialogue

  14. 1930
    Not So Dumb

    Movie Dialogue

  15. 1929
    The Unholy Night

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1928
    Man-Made Women

    Movie Writer

  17. 1928
    The Whip Woman

    Movie Writer

  18. 1927
    Husbands for Rent

    Movie Story