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Joseph Grubb Alexander (December 25, 1887 – January 11, 1932) was an American screenwriter of the silent era. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1916 and 1932. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Florence Grubb Alexander.
J. Grubb Alexander was born on 25 December 1887 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. J. Grubb was a writer, known for The Trail of the Octopus (1919), The Belle of Broadway (1926) and The Man Who Laughs (1928).
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J. Grubb Alexander is known as an Writer, Screenplay, Story, Scenario Writer, Adaptation, and Continuity. Some of his work includes The Man Who Laughs, Svengali, The Mad Genius, Outward Bound, Moby Dick, The Hatchet Man, The County Fair, and A Notorious Affair.
Director: Archie Mayo Screenplay: J. Grubb Alexander, from novel Trilby by George du Maurier Cinematography: Barney McGill Art Direction: Anton Grot Film Editing: William Holmes Cast: John Barrymore (Maestro Svengali), Marian Marsh (Trilby O'Farrell), Donald Crisp (The Laird), Bramwell Fletcher (Billee), Carmel Myers (Madame Honori), Luis ...
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- John Barrymore
Joseph Grubb Alexander was an American screenwriter of the silent era. He wrote for 98 films between 1916 and 1932. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Florence Grubb Alexander.
So Big is a 1932 pre-Code American drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck. The screenplay by J. Grubb Alexander and Robert Lord is based on the 1924 Pulitzer Prize -winning novel of the same name, by Edna Ferber . So Big was the second full-scale screen adaptation of the Ferber novel.
Synopsis. Patricia Hanley disturbs a dinner planned for her engagement to an aristocrat by announcing her marriage to violinist Paul Gherardi. Through the help of Patricia and Countess Balakireff, Paul achieves fame; but he soon collapses from overwork.
