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Name
  
Robert Carson


Role
  
Screenwriter

Died
  
January 19, 1983, Los Angeles, California, United States

Spouse
  
Mary Jane Irving (m. 1938–1983)

Books
  
The Golden Years Caper, The outsiders, The December Syndrome, Jellybean

Awards
  
Academy Award for Best Story

Movies
  
A Star Is Born, Western Union, The Desperadoes, Bundle of Joy, The Tuttles of Tahiti

Similar People
  
William A Wellman, Dorothy Parker, Janet Gaynor, Frank Pierson, Moss Hart

Robert Carson (born October 6, 1909, Clayton, Washington - d. January 19, 1983, Los Angeles, California, age 73) 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.

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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.
  • 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)

    • References

    Robert Carson (writer) Wikipedia
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