Julius J. Epstein
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- August 22, 1909
- Died
- December 30, 2000 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Julius J. Epstein (August 22, 1909 – December 30, 2000) was an American screenwriter, who had a long career, best remembered for his screenplay, written with his twin brother, Philip, and Howard E. Koch, of the film Casablanca (1942), for which the writers won an Academy Award. It was adapted from an unpublished play, Everybody Comes to Rick's, written by Murray Bennett and Joan Alison. His identical twin died in 1952, a loss that he felt for the rest of his life. He continued writing, receiving two more Oscar nominations. In 1998, he received a Los Angeles Film Critics Association career achievement award. His credits included Four Daughters (1938) for which he received his first Oscar nomination, The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942), Mr. Skeffington (1944), The Tender Trap (1955), Light in the Piazza (1962), Send Me No Flowers (1964), Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), Cross of Iron (1977) and Reuben, Reuben (1983). Epstein had a less successful result as a playwright in Broadway theatre. He adapted his play Front Porch in Flatbush into Saturday Night, the first professional musical written by Stephen Sondheim. The musical was intended to open on Broadway in 1955, but was shelved due to the death of its lead producer. His play, But, Seriously (starring Richard Dreyfuss and Tom Poston) would prove to be the last to be staged at Henry Miller's Theatre for more than 30 years, opening on February 27, 1969, and closing after only four performances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julius J. Epstein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Scenes from Casablanca
Movie · Writer
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
Movie · Writer
Reuben, Reuben
Movie · Screenplay
House Calls
Movie · Story, Screenplay
Cross of Iron
Movie · Screenplay
The Pirate
TV · Writer · 2 eps
Once Is Not Enough
Movie · Writer
Pete 'n' Tillie
Movie · Writer
Any Wednesday
Movie · Screenplay
Return from the Ashes
Movie · Screenplay
Send Me No Flowers
Movie · Screenplay
Light in the Piazza
Movie · Screenplay
Fanny
Movie · Screenplay
Tall Story
Movie · Screenplay
Take a Giant Step
Movie · Screenplay
The Brothers Karamazov
Movie · Screenplay
The Reluctant Debutante
Movie · Screenplay
Kiss Them for Me
Movie · Screenplay
The Tender Trap
Movie · Screenplay
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · Idea · 1 ep
Young at Heart
Movie · Screenplay
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Movie · Screenplay
Forever Female
Movie · Screenplay
Take Care of My Little Girl
Movie · Screenplay
My Foolish Heart
Movie · Writer
Chicken Every Sunday
Movie · Theatre Play
Romance on the High Seas
Movie · Screenplay
Arsenic and Old Lace
Movie · Screenplay
Mr. Skeffington
Movie · Screenplay
Casablanca
Movie · Screenplay
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Movie · Writer
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Movie · Screenplay
The Male Animal
Movie · Screenplay
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Movie · Screenplay
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Movie · Screenplay
The Strawberry Blonde
Movie · Screenplay
No Time for Comedy
Movie · Screenplay
Saturday's Children
Movie · Screenplay
Four Wives
Movie · Screenplay
Daughters Courageous
Movie · Writer
Secrets of an Actress
Movie · Screenplay
Four Daughters
Movie · Screenplay
Confession
Movie · Adaptation
Sons o' Guns
Movie · Screenplay
I Live for Love
Movie · Screenplay
Living on Velvet
Movie · Screenplay
In Caliente
Movie · Screenplay
Stars Over Broadway
Movie · Screenplay
Little Big Shot
Movie · Screenplay
Broadway Gondolier
Movie · Writer