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Wells Crosby Root (March 21, 1900 – March 9, 1993) was an American screenwriter and lecturer. In the mid-1930s he was involved with the Screen Writers Guild and in the 1950s the University of Southern California asked him to teach Film and Television Writing Technique, where he worked during the next twenty years.
YearFilmCredit1928Screenplay By1930Screenplay By1930Screenplay By1930Suggested ByWells Root was born on 21 March 1900 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Mokey (1942), Jungle Jim (1955) and The Bold Caballero (1936). He was married to Mimi Doyle and Lillian 'Lin' Segal. He died on 9 March 1993 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Writer, Director
- March 21, 1900
- Wells Root
- March 9, 1993
A modern, veg-led, sharing plates restaurant in the heart of Wells, Somerset. Sister restaurant of Root, Bristol. The first is located on the banks of Bristol’s historic harbour in Wapping Wharf.
Wells Root, screenwriter and lecturer: born Buffalo, New York 1901; died 8 March 1993. IN THE 1950s the University of Southern California asked the veteran screenwriter Wells Root to teach Film...
- Josh Brolin as Llewelyn Moss
- Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh
- Tommy Lee Jones as Ed Tom Bell
- No Country For Old Men Supporting Cast Members
The protagonist of No Country for Old Men, and the antagonist if he was placed in any other film, Llewelyn Moss gets the plot moving after stealing a briefcase of money after stumbling across a cartel shootout. It’s one of Brolin's best movies, and he plays the stoic cowboy with a calculating look in his eyes that lets the audience know there is a ...
Anton Chigurh is one of the greatest literary villains and finding the right actor to play opposite Brolin was key in successfully making No Country for Old Men. Bardem is perfect in the role. He was already a lauded actor in his home country of Spain, and he had received international recognition for his part as Felix the drug kingpin in Collatera...
Rounding out the main performances in No Country for Old Menis Ed Tom Bell, the sheriff after Llewelyn and Chigurh. As tough and wise as Ed Tom is, he is always one step behind the action of the film. Chigurh and Llewelyn fight through the West, leaving a bloody trail, and Ed Tom can do nothing but clean up the bodies. He’s a tired and disillusione...
Tess Harper As Loretta Bell: Tess Harper plays Loretta Bell, Ed Tom’s supportive wife who allows the stoic sheriff to express himself. Harper was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar at the 59th Academy Awards for her role in Crimes of the Heart, a Bad Sister-like black comedy, but younger audiences will recognize Harper for her recurring ...
- Zachary Moser
- Staff Writer
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Birthday: Mar 21, 1900. Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA. Wells Root brought many screenplays to Hollywood throughout the course of his Hollywood career. Root built a career in film writing...
