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Julien Josephson (October 24, 1881 – April 14, 1959) was an American motion picture screenwriter. His career spanned between 1914 and 1943. He was a native of Roseburg, Oregon .
Julien Josephson was born on 24 October 1881 in Roseburg, Oregon, USA. He was a writer, known for Disraeli (1929), Fuss and Feathers (1918) and Lady Windermere's Fan (1925). He died on 14 April 1959 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- October 24, 1881
- Julien Josephson
- April 14, 1959
Julien Josephson was born on 24 October 1881 in Roseburg, Oregon, USA. He was a writer, known for Disraeli (1929), Fuss and Feathers (1918) and Lady Windermere's Fan (1925). He died on 14 April 1959 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
American screenwriter Julien Josephson's career spanned from 1921 to 1942. In the silent era, Josephson excelled in the art of adaptation, tailoring such theatrical works as Oscar Wilde's Lady Windemere's Fan (1925) and Crane Wilbur's The Bat (1926) to the confines of the screen.
Writer: Julien Josephson based on the eponymous play by Oscar Wilde. Cinematography: Charles Van Enger. Production: Ernst Lubitsch, Darryl F. Zanuck (U.S.A.) Starring: Irene Rich, May McAvoy, Bert Lytell, Ronald Colman. Year: 12/1925 Duration: 89'
Zanuck agreed and got Dunne and Julien Josephson to rewrite it. Dunne later recalled: "Every time Spencer Tracy as the reporter said, 'Dr. Livingstone, I presume,' he started to laugh hysterically, to roll around the studio floor. And Cedric Hardwicke, as the missionary, laughed so hard tears rolled down his cheeks.
Julien Josephson is known as an Writer, Screenplay, Adaptation, Story, Scenario Writer, and Additional Writing. Some of their work includes Heidi, Lady Windermere's Fan, The Bat, Wee Willie Winkie, Stanley and Livingstone, The Rains Came, Disraeli, and Suez.
