Robert N. Lee (12 May 1890 – 18 September 1964) was an American

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He wrote for 31 films between 1922 and 1945. He was nominated for an

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for

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at the

4th Academy Awards The 4th Academy Awards were held on November 10, 1931, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Ac ...

for '' Little Caesar''. He was born in

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, and died in

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, from a

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Partial filmography

* ''

Shirley of the Circus ''Shirley of the Circus'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee, and starring Shirley Mason, George O'Hara, Crauford Kent, Alan Hale Sr., and Lule Warrenton. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on November 1 ...

'' (1922) * '' Cameo Kirby'' (1923) * ''

You Can't Get Away with It ''You Can't Get Away with It'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Percy Marmont, Malcolm McGregor, and Betty Bouton. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jill, Jane, and May Mackie are ...

'' (1923) * ''

Western Luck ''Western Luck'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by George Beranger and starring Buck Jones, Beatrice Burnham, Pat Hartigan, Thomas G. Lingham, J. Farrell MacDonald and Edith Kennick. Written by Robert N. Lee, the film was rele ...

'' (1924) * '' The Hunted Woman'' (1925) * ''

The Silver Treasure ''The Silver Treasure'' is a 1926 American silent action drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring George O'Brien. It is based on the 1904 novel ''Nostromo'' by Joseph Conrad. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporati ...

'' (1926) * ''

Underworld The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld. ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Dude Wrangler ''The Dude Wrangler'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Lina Basquette, Tom Keene and Clyde Cook.Pitts p.343 Plot Cast * Lina Basquette as Helen Dane * Tom Keene as Wally McCann (credi ...

'' (1930) * '' Little Caesar'' (1931) * ''

The Dragon Murder Case ''The Dragon Murder Case'' (first published in 1934) is a novel in a series by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. It was also adapted to a film version in 1934, starring Warren William as Vance. Plot A guest at an estate ...

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1935)

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* 1890 births 1964 deaths American male screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-1890s-stub