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Biography
James Poe 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?.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1957
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1970 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1964 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1959 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1957 · nominated
Filmography13 titles
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958Screenplay
1958Screenplay
Lilies of the Field
1963Screenplay
1963Screenplay
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959Screenplay
1959Screenplay
The Bedford Incident
1965Screenplay
1965Screenplay
Scandal Sheet
1952Screenplay
1952Screenplay
Attack
1956Screenplay
1956Screenplay
Around the World in 80 Days
1956Screenplay
1956Screenplay
Summer and Smoke
1961Screenplay
1961Screenplay
The Gathering, Part II
1979Characters
1979Characters
Toys in the Attic
1963Writer
1963Writer
The Big Knife
1955Writer
1955Writer
The Gathering
1977Writer
1977Writer
Without Honor
1949Writer
1949Writer