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Sidney Howard

Born June 26, 1891 · Oakland, California, USA

Died August 23, 1939 · aged 48

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sidney Coe Howard (June 26, 1891 – August 23, 1939) was an American playwright, dramatist and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1925 and a posthumous Academy Award in 1940 for the screenplay for Gone with the Wind. Sidney Howard was born in Oakland, California, the son of Helen Louise (née Coe) and John Lawrence Howard. He studied pla…

Known For

Gone with the WindGone with the Wind · 1939
Gone with the Wind
★ 7.91939
MovieDramaWar
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
A Breath of ScandalA Breath of Scandal · 1960
A Breath of Scandal
★ 5.51960
MovieComedyDrama
A European princess jeopardizes her crown when she falls for an American millionaire.
The Prisoner of ZendaThe Prisoner of Zenda · 1937
The Prisoner of Zenda
★ 7.51937
MovieRomanceAdventure
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.
DodsworthDodsworth · 1936
Dodsworth
★ 7.11936
MovieDramaRomance
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
Condemned!Condemned! · 1929
Condemned!
★ 6.61929
MovieActionDrama
Suave thief Colman is sent to Devil's Island, where he becomes romantically involved with the wife of sadistic warden Digges.
ArrowsmithArrowsmith · 1931
Arrowsmith
★ 6.61931
MovieDrama
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
The Silver CordThe Silver Cord · 1933
The Silver Cord
★ 7.31933
MovieRomanceDrama
A domineering matriarch is less than happy when her son brings home his new bride. She immediately sets to work at sabotaging their marriage as well as the engagement of her younger and weaker son.
They Knew What They WantedThey Knew What They Wanted · 1940
They Knew What They Wanted
★ 6.01940
MovieDramaRomance
While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.

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