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Francis Edward Faragoh (born Ferenc Eduárd Faragó; October 16, 1898 – July 25, 1966), also known as Francis Edwards Faragoh,Credited as Francis Edwards Faragoh
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. He wrote for 20 films between 1929 and 1947. He was nominated for an
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for Best Writing, Adaptation for '' Little Caesar''. He was born in
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and died at Kaiser Hospital in
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from a
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.


Selected filmography

* '' Little Caesar'' (1931) * ''
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Hat, Coat and Glove ''Hat, Coat and Glove'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Worthington Miner from a screenplay by Francis Faragoh. It starred Ricardo Cortez, Barbara Robbins, and John Beal. The play was filmed again in 1944 as '' A Nig ...
'' (1934) * ''
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'' (1935) * '' Lady from Louisiana'' (1941)


References


Further reading

* United States House of Representatives (1953).
Communist Methods of Infiltration (Education); Hearings Before the Committee on Un-American Activities
'. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp.361–370. .


External links

* 1898 births 1966 deaths American male screenwriters City College of New York alumni Columbia University alumni Hollywood blacklist Writers from Budapest 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters Hungarian emigrants to the United States Naturalized citizens of the United States {{US-screen-writer-1890s-stub