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Philip Dunne was one of the deans of Hollywood screenwriters from the 1930s into the 60s, scripting many a number of first-rate productions including "How Green Was My Valley" (1941), "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" (1947) and "The Robe" (1953). Directing from 1954, Dunne turned out a series of smoothly crafted, finely acted dramas, notably "Hilda Crane" (1956), the teen angst classic "Blue Denim" (1959) and the suspense-filled "Lisa" (1962). Dunne began his writing career after taking a brief stab as a banker....
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

Birdbrain - ( Screenplay / / Announced / )
The Last of the Mohicans - ( From Story(- from screenplay) / 1992 / Released / )
Blindfold - ( Director / 1966 / Released / )
Blindfold - ( Screenplay / 1966 / Released / )
The Agony and the Ecstasy - ( Screenplay / 1965 / Released / )
The Agony and the Ecstasy - ( From Story / 1965 / Released / )
Lisa - ( Director / 1962 / Released / )
Wild in the Country - ( Director / 1961 / Released / )
Blue Denim - ( Director / 1959 / Released / )
Blue Denim - ( Screenplay / 1959 / Released / )
In Love and War - ( Director / 1958 / Released / )
Ten North Frederick - ( Director / 1958 / Released / )
Ten North Frederick - ( Screenplay / 1958 / Released / )
Three Brave Men - ( Director / 1956 / Released / )
Three Brave Men - ( Screenplay / 1956 / Released / )
Prince of Players - ( Director / 1955 / Released / )
Prince of Players - ( Producer / 1955 / Released / )
The View From Pompey's Head - ( Director / 1955 / Released / )
The View From Pompey's Head - ( Producer / 1955 / Released / )
The View From Pompey's Head - ( Screenplay / 1955 / Released / )
Demetrius and the Gladiators - ( Screenplay / 1954 / Released / )
The Egyptian - ( Screenplay / 1954 / Released / )
Pinky - ( Screenplay / 1949 / Released / )
Escape - ( Screenplay / 1948 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - ( Screenplay / 1947 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
How Green Was My Valley - ( Screenplay / 1941 / Released / )
The Rains Came - ( Screenplay / 1939 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Suez - ( Screenplay / 1938 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Swanee River - ( Screenplay / / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Swanee River - ( From Story / / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
The Last of the Mohicans - ( Screenplay / / Released / )
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Philip Dunne was one of the deans of Hollywood screenwriters from the 1930s into the 60s, scripting many a number of first-rate productions including "How Green Was My Valley" (1941), "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" (1947) and "The Robe" (1953). Directing from 1954, Dunne turned out a series of smoothly crafted, finely acted dramas, notably "Hilda Crane" (1956), the teen angst classic "Blue Denim" (1959) and the suspense-filled "Lisa" (1962). Dunne began his writing career after taking a brief stab as a banker. His first produced credit was "Student Tour" (1934), more remembered for the sight of Betty Grable swimming in front of the Taj Mahal than for its substantive content. But that same year, Dunne adapted "The Count of Monte Cristo" for the screen, and was on his way to a prestige career. His 1936 adaptation of "The Last of the Mohicans" may not have been entirely true to the book, but it remains a classic. Dunne received his first Academy Award nomination for the true classic "How Green Was My Valley" (1941), his second for "David and Bathsheba" (1951). His "The Ghost of Mrs. Muir" adaptation sparked a franchise, and "Pinky" (1949) starred Jeanne Crain as a high-yellow African American passing for white and remains, however dated, one of the classics of the post World War II cycle of socially-conscious Hollywood films, alongside "Crossfire" and "Gentleman's Agreement". His work in the 50s and 60s as a screenwriter often went towards epics, including "The Agony and the Ecstasy" about Michelangelo, and "The Robe". In 1997, it was determined that he had written the latter with blacklisted writer Albert Maltz, who would heretofore share screen credit. Dunne was not blacklisted himself, but he was involved with so-called left-wing and liberal causes and served as a speech writer on the presidential campaigns of Adlai Stevenson and John F. Kennedy.

Profession(s):
director, screenwriter, producer, short storyist, speechwriter, banker, businessman
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
father:Finley Peter Dunne
mother:Margaret Ives Dunne (competed in the Olympics as a golfer)
wife:Amanda Duff (married in 1939)

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Education
St Bernard's School New York, New York
Middlesex School Middlesex, Massachusetts
Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts
Awards (Back to top)
Writers Guild of America Valentine Davies Award 1973
Writers Guild of America Laurel Award for Achievement 1961
Locarno Film Festival Golden Sail Award "Ten North Frederick" 1958

Milestones (Back to top)
1997 Posthumous credit for co-writing "The Robe" (1953) given to Albert Maltz
1966 Wrote and directed final film, "Blindfold"
1960 Worked as speech writer for John F Kennedy during presidential campaign
1954 Feature film directing debut, "Prince of Players"
1952 Worked as speech writer for Adlai Stevenson (and again during 1956 campaign)
1952 First film as producer, "Way of a Gaucho"
1951 Earned second Academy Award nomination for "David and Bathsheba"
1943 - 1945 Served as Chief of Production for the Office of War Information, Overseas Branch, supervising films by directors including Jean Renoir, Garson Kanin, Josef von Sternberg and Willard Van Dyke
1941 Wrote classic "How Green Was My Valley"
1936 Had first major success, "The Last of the Mohicans"
1934 Feature screenwriting debut (with Ralph Spence), "Student Tour"
Had brief first career in banking

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