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John L. Balderston. Date of Death: March 08, 1954 (64) Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA, USA
John L. Balderston began his career as a journalist in 1912 while still a student at Columbia University; he worked as the New York correspondent for the Philadelphia Record. He worked as European war correspondent during World War I for the McClure Newspaper Syndicate, then ...
Dracula is a stage play written by the Irish actor and playwright Hamilton Deane in 1924, then revised by the American writer John L. Balderston in 1927. It was the first authorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.
John L. Balderston began his career as a journalist in 1912 while still a student at Columbia University; he worked as the New York correspondent for the Philadelphia Record. He worked as European war correspondent during World War I for the McClure Newspaper Syndicate, then ...
In 1930 John L. Balderston was hoping to repeat his huge success with the American version of Dracula. Before production started on the 1931 Universal film version he wrote a play of "Frankenstein" with screenwriter Garrett Fort. Although it was never produced it is still an important document in American Theater history.
Dracula Written by Hamilton / John L. Deane / Balderston. Based on the book Best Mystery and Suspense Plays of the Modern Theatre
Letter to John L. Balderston. b. 1 f. 4 Correspondence / John L. (John Lloyd) Balderston, ca. 1936-1942 1 folder Letters by Balderston. b. 1 f. 5 Berkeley Square / John L. (John Lloyd) Balderston, 1929-1949 1 folder Letters mostly incoming to John L. Balderston concern his play Berkeley Square.
