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John L. Balderston (October 22, 1889, in Philadelphia – March 8, 1954, in Los Angeles) was an American playwright and screenwriter best remembered for his horror and fantasy scripts. He wrote the 1926 play Berkeley Square and the 1927 American adaptation of the 1924 play Dracula .
Dracula is a stage play written by the Irish actor and playwright Hamilton Deane in 1924, then revised by the American writer John L. Balderston in 1927. It was the first authorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.
A collection of correspondence, scripts, scenarios and notes by John L. Balderston, a playwright and screenwriter who worked on Dracula, Frankenstein, Gone with the Wind and other projects. The collection spans from 1915 to 1950 and is open to the public at the Billy Rose Theatre Division.
Collection of correspondence, scripts, scenarios and notes by John L. Balderston, a playwright and screenwriter who worked on Dracula, Frankenstein, Gone with the Wind and other projects. Learn about his biography, collaborations and autobiographical sketch.
John L. Balderston was an American playwright, screenwriter, and journalist from Philadelphia. He specialized in creating horror and fantasy stories.
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John Lloyd Balderston. born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 22 October 1889. died Beverley Hills, California: 8 March 1954. works. plays. Berkeley Square (London: Samuel French, 1928) with J C Squire [play: first performed 6 October 1926 St Martin's Theatre, London: Squire is acknowledged only in later editions: pb/]
John L. Balderston was an American playwright, screenwriter, and journalist from Philadelphia. He specialized in creating horror and fantasy stories.
