Name James Poe Role Television screenwriter | Children Jonathan Jackson Poe | |
Born October 4, 1921 ( 1921-10-04 ) Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S. Died January 24, 1980, Los Angeles County, California, United States Spouse Barbara Steele (m. 1969–1978) Awards Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Movies Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Around the World in 80 Days, They Shoot Horses - Don't The, Lilies of the Field, Attack Similar People Richard Brooks, John Farrow, S J Perelman, William Edmund Barrett, Horace McCoy | ||
Writing Winners: 1957 Oscars
James Poe (October 4, 1921 – January 24, 1980) was an American film and television screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the movies Around the World in 80 Days for which he jointly won an Academy Award in 1956, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Summer and Smoke, Lilies of the Field, and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.
He also worked as a writer on the radio shows Escape and Suspense, writing the scripts for some of their best episodes, most notably "Three Skeleton Key" and "The Present Tense", both of which starred Vincent Price.
Poe was married to actress Barbara Steele from 1969 to 1978.
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