Robert Carson
writer
- October 6, 1909
- January 19, 1983 · Los Angeles
- 73 years
About Robert Carson
Robert Carson, 73, American screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer, he had won an Academy Award for Best Story for co-writing the screenplay of A Star Is Born (1937)
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|Robert Carson (October 6, 1909, Clayton, Washington – January 19, 1983, Los Angeles, California) was an American film and television screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer, who won an Academy Award in 1938 for his screenplay of A Star Is Born. He was married to Mary Jane Irving, a former child actress.
Film screenwriting credits
- A Star Is Born (1937). Academy Award for best writing, original story, shared with William A. Wellman. Nominated for best writing, screenplay, shared with Alan Campbell and Dorothy Parker.
- The Last Gangster (1937)
- Men with Wings (1938)
- Beau Geste (1939)
- The Light That Failed (1939)
- Western Union (1941)
- The Desperadoes (1943)
- Once More, My Darling (1949)
- Just for You (1952)
- Bundle of Joy (1956)
Television screenwriting credits
- Westinghouse Studio One, 1948 (various episodes)
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