Biography
Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 – March 24, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film producer, novelist and playwright. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee, winning Best Story for Broken Lance (1954). From Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1955
- Edgar Awards · 1952
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1955 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1946 · nominated
Filmography45 titles
Street of Sinners
Johnny Guitar
The Harder They Fall
The Man from Laramie
King of Kings
The Big Combo
Detective Story
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Battle of the Bulge
55 Days at Peking
Day of the Outlaw
Panic in the Streets
Reign of Terror
Syncopation
Men in War
The Bravados
Four Boys and a Gun
The Wild Party
Houdini
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Naked Jungle
Broken Lance
God's Little Acre
Anna Lucasta
The Last Frontier
The Chase
When Strangers Marry
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Day of the Triffids
Edge of Doom
Custer of the West
Dillinger
Savage Journey
Krakatoa: East of Java
Crack in the World
Conquest of Space
Drums in the Deep South
Mutiny
Captain Apache
Bad Man's River
Night Train to Terror
Whistle Stop
Death Wish Club
Cataclysm
Cry Wilderness