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(1900-1993) Screenwriter. Wells Root was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Full Name

Wells Root

Locations

Erie

Author's Timeline


1900

BIRTH

Wells Root was born in Buffalo, New York, on March 21, 1900.

1941

LITWORK

Turned Out Nice Again


Screenplay.

1942

LITWORK

Mokey


Screenplay written with Jan Fortune.

1942

LITWORK

Tennessee Johnson


Screenplay written with John L. Balderston.

1943

LITWORK

The Man From Down Under


Screenplay written with Tom Seller.

1948

LITWORK

As You Are


Screenplay.

1954

LITWORK

Magnificent Obsession


Screenplay written with Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman, and Finley Peter Dunne based on the novel, "Magnificent Obsession," by Lloyd C. Douglas.

1957

LITWORK

Hell Ship Mutiny


Screenplay written with DeVallon Scott.

1961

LITWORK

Secret Of Deep Harbor


Screenplay written with Owen Harris based in the novel by Max Miller.

1966

LITWORK

Texas Across The River


Screenplay written with Harold Greene and Ben Starr.

1980

LITWORK

Writing The Script: A Practical Guide For Films And Televisiion
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
0030442265 ISBN-13 : 978-0030442261
Nonfiction.

1993

DEATH

Wells Root died in Los Angeles, California, on March 9, 1993.

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