Theodore St. John
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Theodore St John (1906–1956) was an American writer, actor and director of films, radio and theatre. In 1953 he won a Best Motion Picture Story Oscar for 1952's The Greatest Show on Earth. His win was shared with Fredric M. Frank and Frank Cavett.[1]
He served in the army from 1942 to 1946. He died in 1956 of self-inflicted stab wounds.[2][3]
Select credits
- Ghosts (1927) - actor in Broadway production[4]
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) - screenplay
- Fort Algiers (1953) - screenplay
References
- ^ "The 25th Academy Awards (1953) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Special to The New York Times. (1956, Jan 10). "ACTOR-WRITER ENDS LIFE IN A HOSPITAL" New York Times
- ^ "AUTHOR ENDS LIFE; WON 1953 ACADEMY AWARD FOR MOVIE" (1956, Jan 10). Chicago Daily Tribune
- ^ BROOKS, B. J. (1927, Jan 11). "'Ghosts', modern style". New York Times
External links
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles with ISNI identifiers
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with WorldCat Entities identifiers
- Articles with BNE identifiers
- Articles with BNF identifiers
- Articles with BNFdata identifiers
- Articles with LCCN identifiers
- Articles with SUDOC identifiers
- 1906 births
- 1956 deaths
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- 1956 suicides
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Suicides by sharp instrument in the United States
- Best Story Academy Award winners
- All stub articles
- American film biography stubs