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Eliot Gibbons(1904-1965)

  • Writer
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Eliot Gibbons was born on 4 October 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Flight at Midnight (1939), Alas sobre El Chaco (1935) and Honolulu Lu (1941). He was married to Irene. He died on 13 March 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 4, 1904
DiedMarch 13, 1965(60)
BornOctober 4, 1904
DiedMarch 13, 1965(60)
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Known for

Jean Parker, Phil Regan, and Roscoe Turner in Flight at Midnight (1939)
Flight at Midnight
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1939
José Crespo and Lupita Tovar in Alas sobre El Chaco (1935)
Alas sobre El Chaco
  • Writer
  • 1935
Bruce Bennett, Leo Carrillo, Forrest Tucker, and Lupe Velez in Honolulu Lu (1941)
Honolulu Lu
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1941
Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
Youth Takes a Fling
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1938

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  • Reno Browne, George DeNormand, Frank McCarroll, and Whip Wilson in Fence Riders (1950)
    Fence Riders
    5.8
    • screenplay (as Elliot Gibbons)
    • 1950
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, and Max Terhune in Hidden Danger (1948)
    Hidden Danger
    5.4
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, and Kay Morley in Code of the Saddle (1947)
    Code of the Saddle
    6.2
    • original screenplay
    • 1947
  • Bruce Bennett, Leo Carrillo, Forrest Tucker, and Lupe Velez in Honolulu Lu (1941)
    Honolulu Lu
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1941
  • Don 'Red' Barry and Lynn Merrick in The Apache Kid (1941)
    The Apache Kid
    5.3
    • story and screenplay
    • 1941
  • Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Joe Strauch Jr. in Under Fiesta Stars (1941)
    Under Fiesta Stars
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Don 'Red' Barry and Lynn Merrick in Desert Bandit (1941)
    Desert Bandit
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Billy Halop and Donald Woods in Sky Raiders (1941)
    Sky Raiders
    6.3
    • story
    • 1941
  • Gabriel Dell, Anne Gwynne, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, and Bernard Punsly in Give Us Wings (1940)
    Give Us Wings
    5.4
    • story "Men of Dust, aka The Crop Dusters"
    • 1940
  • Margaret Lindsay, Edmund Lowe, and Elisabeth Risdon in Honeymoon Deferred (1940)
    Honeymoon Deferred
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1940
  • Jean Parker, Phil Regan, and Roscoe Turner in Flight at Midnight (1939)
    Flight at Midnight
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
    Youth Takes a Fling
    6.1
    • story
    • 1938
  • José Crespo and Lupita Tovar in Alas sobre El Chaco (1935)
    Alas sobre El Chaco
    • story
    • 1935
  • Andy Devine, Leslie Fenton, Valerie Hobson, and Lyle Talbot in Chinatown Squad (1935)
    Chinatown Squad
    6.2
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Mona Barrie and Jack Holt in Storm Over the Andes (1935)
    Storm Over the Andes
    5.6
    • story
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Elliot Gibbons
  • Born
    • October 4, 1904
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 13, 1965
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Irene1936 - November 15, 1962 (her death)
  • Other works
    Story: "Men of Dust, aka The Crop Dusters" (filmed as Give Us Wings (1940)).

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    Brother of Cedric Gibbons

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