Joseph Farnham

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Joseph Farnham

Writing December 2, 1884

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph White Farnham (December 2, 1884 – June 2, 1931) was an American playwright and a film writer and film editor of the silent movie era…

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The Cameraman

The Cameraman

7.8 1928 Movie
Greed

Greed

7.3 1924 Movie
The Unknown

The Unknown

7.6 1927 Movie
The Crowd

The Crowd

7.6 1928 Movie
The Big Parade

The Big Parade

7.6 1925 Movie
The Big House

The Big House

6.6 1930 Movie
The Hollywood Revue of 1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

5.7 1929 Movie
London After Midnight

London After Midnight

6.6 1927 Movie
The Trail of '98

The Trail of '98

6.1 1928 Movie
Beverly of Graustark

Beverly of Graustark

5.5 1926 Movie
Montana Moon

Montana Moon

4.7 1930 Movie
Where East Is East

Where East Is East

6.1 1929 Movie

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph White Farnham (December 2, 1884 – June 2, 1931) was an American playwright and a film writer and film editor of the silent movie era to the early 1930s. He was also a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Born in Connecticut in 1884,Farnham got his start in film through his business relationship with theatre empresarios Gustave and Daniel Frohman who owned The Frohman Amusement Corp. The Big Parade is probably the most famous of his works adapted to film. In the 1st Academy Awards of 1929, nominees could be considered for an Oscar for an award on the basis of multiple films within the year. Joseph won his Best Writing - Title Cards award for the films Fair Co-Ed; Laugh, Clown, Laugh; and Telling the World. This was the only year that an Oscar for title cards would be awarded. Joseph Farnham was the very first Academy Award-winner to die. He died in 1931 of a heart attack while living in Los Angeles, California and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Filmography

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  1. 1930
    War Nurse

    Movie Dialogue

  2. 1930
    The Big House

    Movie ADR Coordinator

  3. 1930
    Love in the Rough

    Movie Dialogue

  4. 1930
    Good News

    Movie Dialogue

  5. 1930
    Way Out West

    Movie Dialogue

  6. 1930
    The Big House

    Movie Additional Dialogue

  7. 1930
    Montana Moon

    Movie Dialogue

  8. 1929
    Manhattan Serenade

    Movie Dialogue

  9. 1929
    The Hollywood Revue of 1929

    Movie Writer

  10. 1929
    Where East Is East

    Movie Title Graphics

  11. 1929
    The Voice of the City

    Movie Title Graphics

  12. 1929
    Tide of Empire

    Movie Title Graphics

  13. 1929
    The Bellamy Trial

    Movie Title Graphics

  14. 1928
    Alias Jimmy Valentine

    Movie Title Graphics

  15. 1928
    The Cameraman

    Movie Title Graphics

  16. 1928
    Across to Singapore

    Movie Title Graphics

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  1. 1928
    The Trail of '98

    Movie Writer

  2. 1928
    The Crowd

    Movie Title Graphics

  3. 1928
    West Point

    Movie Writer

  4. 1927
    London After Midnight

    Movie Title Graphics

  5. 1927
    Twelve Miles Out

    Movie Title Designer

  6. 1927
    The Unknown

    Movie Title Graphics

  7. 1926
    The Waning Sex

    Movie Writer

  8. 1926
    The Auction Block

    Movie Title Illustration

  9. 1926
    The Road to Mandalay

    Movie Title Graphics

  10. 1926
    Brown of Harvard

    Movie Title Graphics

  11. 1926
    Beverly of Graustark

    Movie Writer

  12. 1925
    His Secretary

    Movie Writer

  13. 1925
    The Big Parade

    Movie Theatre Play

  14. 1925
    Pretty Ladies

    Movie Writer

  15. 1925
    Soul Mates

    Movie Writer

  16. 1925
    Proud Flesh

    Movie Dialogue

  17. 1925
    Stop Flirting

    Movie Screenplay

  18. 1925
    Charley's Aunt

    Movie Title Illustration

  19. 1924
    Greed

    Movie Editor

  20. 1924
    Reckless Romance

    Movie Writer

  21. 1924
    American Manners

    Movie Writer

  22. 1923
    A Bride for a Knight

    Movie Title Designer

  23. 1922
    The Man from M.A.R.S.

    Movie Title Graphics

  24. 1922
    Finger Prints

    Movie Writer