Edwin J. Burke (August 30, 1889 – September 26, 1944) was an American screenwriter who was most known for writing some of

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's earlier films. He won an Academy Award at the

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in the category of

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for the film '' Bad Girl''. He was also a successful playwright. He wrote the play that inspired the film '' This Thing Called Love''.

Filmography

Only films that he wrote the screenplay for, not ones that were adapted from his plays-unless he helped write the screenplay to it. *'' Plastered in Paris'' (1928) *''

The Girl from Havana ''The Girl from Havana'' is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Edwin J. Burke. The film stars Lola Lane, Paul Page, Kenneth Thomson, Natalie Moorhead, Warren Hymer and Joseph W. Girard. The film wa ...

'' (1929) *''

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'' (1929) *''

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'' (1929) *''

Love, Live and Laugh ''Love, Live and Laugh'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by William K. Howard and written by Edwin J. Burke, Dana Burnet, and George Jessel. It is based on the 1922 play ''The Hurdy-Gurdy Man'' by Leroy Clemens and John B. Hymer. The fil ...

'' (1929) *''

Not Quite Decent ''Not Quite Decent'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code early sound film or part-talkie, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation, directed by Irving Cummings, and starring June Collyer and Louise Dresser. Cast *June Collyer as Linda Cunningha ...

'' (1929) *''

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'' (1929) *'' Woman Trap'' (1929) *'' The Dancers'' (1930) *''

Harmony at Home ''Harmony at Home'' ( ''She Steps Out'') is a 1930 pre-Code domestic-comedy film directed by Hamilton MacFadden. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. It was based on a 1925 Broadway play, ''The Family Upstairs'' by actor, writ ...

'' (1930) *'' Man Trouble'' (1930) *''

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'' (1931) *'' Bad Girl'' (1931) *'' It Might Be Worse'' (1931) *'' The Man Who Came Back'' (1931) *''

Mr. Lemon of Orange ''Mr. Lemon of Orange'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring El Brendel, Fifi D'Orsay and Ruth Warren. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. Plot El Brendel plays the dual ro ...

'' (1931) *'' Sob Sister'' (1931) *'' The Stolen Jools'' (1931) *'' Young as You Feel'' (1931) *''

Call Her Savage ''Call Her Savage'' is a 1932 pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Clara Bow. The film was Bow's second-to-last film role. It is also one of the first portrayals of homosexuals on screen, including a scene in a gay ba ...

'' (1932) *''

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'' (1932) *'' Down to Earth'' (1932) *'' Hello, Sister!'' (1933) *'' Paddy the Next Best Thing'' (1933) *'' Bright Eyes'' (1934) *'' Now I'll Tell'' (1934) *''

Broadway Melody of 1936 ''Broadway Melody of 1936'' is a musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1935. In New York, the film opened at the Capitol Theatre, the site of many prestigious MGM premieres. In New York, the film opened at the Capitol Theatre, the site ...

'' (1935) *''

The Farmer Takes a Wife ''The Farmer Takes a Wife'' is a 1934 play by Frank B. Elser and Marc Connelly based on the 1929 novel '' Rome Haul'' by Walter D. Edmonds. It was well-received upon its opening night on Broadway on October 30, 1934, at the 46th Street Theatre ...

'' (1935) *'' The Littlest Rebel'' (1935) *'' One More Spring'' (1935) *''

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'' (1936)

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* 1889 births 1944 deaths Writers from Albany, New York American male screenwriters Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winners Screenwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screenwriter-stub