About
Award-winning screenwriter, most known for screenplays including Here Comes Mr. Jordan and The Outcasts of Poker Flat.
Before Fame
He worked initially as a playwright prior to becoming a screenwriter.
Trivia
He won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his script Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941).
Family Life
He was born in Chicago.
Associated With
The film Here Comes Mr. Jordan, which he wrote, starred Robert Montgomery.