Anthony Veiller | |
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| Born | (1903-06-23)June 23, 1903 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 1965(1965-06-27) (aged 62) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Resting place | St. Mary Churchyard,Bepton,West Sussex, England |
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| Years active | 1934–1964 |
| Parent(s) | Bayard Veiller Margaret Wycherly |
Anthony Veiller (23 June 1903 – 27 June 1965) was an Americanscreenwriter andfilm producer, who wrote for 41 films between1934 and1964. He was twice nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, forStage Door (1937) andThe Killers (1946).
Veiller was born on 23 June 1903 inNew York City to playwright and screenwriterBayard Veiller and English-born actressMargaret Wycherly. He studied atAntioch College[1] andUnion College, before moving to Hollywood in 1930.[2]
Veiller was twice nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Screenplay. In 1937, he co-wrote (withMorrie Ryskind) the screenplay forStage Door, starringKatharine Hepburn,Ginger Rogers andAdolphe Menjou. This loose adaptation of the play byGeorge S. Kaufman andEdna Ferber was also nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Picture.
Veiller was also Oscar-nominated for writing (with uncredited help fromJohn Huston andRichard Brooks)The Killers (1946), an adaptation of the short story byErnest Hemingway. The film introducedBurt Lancaster to filmgoers, and won anEdgar Award as best mystery film of 1946. In 2008, it was included in the United StatesNational Film Registry by theLibrary of Congress.
During theSecond World War he worked withFrank Capra on several films in the documentary/propaganda film series collectively titledWhy We Fight. In 1946 (the same year asThe Killers), Veiller co-wroteThe Stranger, directed by and starringOrson Welles. ForState of the Union (1948), again directed by Capra, Veiller was credited as co-producer as well as co-writer. Veiller worked with directorJohn Huston on several films:Moulin Rouge (1952),Beat the Devil (1953),The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), andThe Night of the Iguana (1964), the film of theTennessee Williams play that became Veiller's final screen credit.
Veiller died on 27 June 1965 ofcancer inHollywood, California.[2]
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result |
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| Academy Award[3] | 1938 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Stage Door | Nominated |
| 1947 | The Killers | Nominated | ||
| Edgar Award | 1947 | Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Nominated | |
| 1964 | The List of Adrian Messenger | Nominated | ||
| Writers Guild of America Award | 1953 | Best Written American Drama | Moulin Rouge | Nominated |
| 1965 | The Night of the Iguana | Nominated |
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)Anthony Veiller, screen writer, died yesterday of cancer at the age of 62. Veiller, who was born in New York, came to Hollywood in 1930 as a writer. ...
