Other names Edwin Burke Years active 1928-1936 | Name Edwin Burke Role Screenwriter | |
Born August 30, 1889 ( 1889-08-30 ) Albany, New York, USA Died September 26, 1944, New York City, New York, United States Awards Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Movies Bad Girl, Bright Eyes, Call Her Savage, The Farmer Takes a Wife, Now I'll Tell Similar People David Butler, James Dunn, Jane Withers, Frank Borzage, Irving Cummings | ||
Edwin J. Burke (August 30, 1889 – September 26, 1944) was an American screenwriter who was most known for writing some of Shirley Temple's earlier films.
He won an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards in the category of Best Adapted Screenplay for the film Bad Girl.
He was also a successful playwright. He wrote the play that inspired the film This Thing Called Love.
Filmography
Only films that he wrote the screenplay for, not ones that were adapted from his plays-unless if he helped write the screenplay to it.
References
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