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Theodore St. John(1906-1956)

  • Writer
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Theodore St. John was born on 27 September 1906 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Fort Algiers (1953) and Front Page Detective (1951). He died on 9 January 1956 in Northhampton, Massachusetts, USA.
BornSeptember 27, 1906
DiedJanuary 9, 1956(49)
BornSeptember 27, 1906
DiedJanuary 9, 1956(49)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win total

Known for

Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, and Cornel Wilde in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth
6.5
  • Writer(as Theodore St.John)
  • 1952
Yvonne De Carlo, Leif Erickson, and Carlos Thompson in Fort Algiers (1953)
Fort Algiers
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1953
Kent Taylor in Boston Blackie (1951)
Front Page Detective
6.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
The Ford Television Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer

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  • Yvonne De Carlo, Leif Erickson, and Carlos Thompson in Fort Algiers (1953)
    Fort Algiers
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, and Cornel Wilde in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • story (as Theodore St.John)
    • 1952
  • Kent Taylor in Boston Blackie (1951)
    Front Page Detective
    6.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1951
  • John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Lynne Overman, and Robert Preston in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Reap the Wild Wind
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1942

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  • Alternative name
    • Theodore St.John
  • Born
    • September 27, 1906
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 9, 1956
    • Northhampton, Massachusetts, USA(suicide)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    Interred at Long Island National Cemetery.

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