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name: "Allen Vincent"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "28 August 1903"
died: "30 November 1979"
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# Allen Vincent

Writer. Born 28 August 1903 in Spokane, Washington, USA. Died 30 November 1979.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 28 August 1903, Spokane, Washington, USA
- **Died:** 30 November 1979
- **Also known as:** Allen Leffingwell Vincent
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Vincent, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15782460, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0898573/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1128883

## Biography

Allen Vincent, also credited as Allen Leffingwell Vincent, was an American actor and screenwriter. Born on 28 August 1903 in Spokane, Washington, he began as a stage actor in New York City before appearing in motion pictures from the late 1920s. He later transitioned to screenwriting in the early 1940s.

Vincent is known for his acting role as Ralph Burton in *Mystery of the Wax Museum* (1933) and for his screenplays for *The Face Behind the Mask* (1941) and *Johnny Belinda* (1948). The latter, co-written with Irma von Cube, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay. His final screenwriting credit was for *The Girl in White* (1952). He died on 30 November 1979 in Canoga Park, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Johnny Belinda* (1948), Fi1m 78, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-belinda.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Johnny Belinda* (1982), Original Film Writer
- *Johnny Belinda* (1948), Screenplay — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-belinda.md)
- *Song of Love* (1947), Writer
- *The Face Behind the Mask* (1941), Screenplay
- *Army Girl* (1938), as Capt. Bradley
- *Ladies in Distress* (1938), as Spade
- *A Family Affair* (1937), as Bill Martin
- *Easy Money* (1936), as Edward Adams, alias Edward Clayton
- *Sutter's Gold* (1936), as Juan Bautista Alvarado Jr.
- *Chatterbox* (1936), as Mr. Harrison
- *Bad Boy* (1935), as Bob Carey
- *The Return Of Peter Grimm* (1935), as Frederik
- *Old Man Rhythm* (1935), as College Boy
- *It's a Bet* (1935), as Norman
- *Success at Any Price* (1934), as Geoffrey Halliburton
- *Hi, Nellie!* (1934), as Nick Grassi
- *Carnival Lady* (1933), as Tom Warren
- *I Have Lived* (1933), as Warren White
- *Daring Daughters* (1933), as Edgar Barrett
- *Broadway Bad* (1933), as Bob North
- *Mystery of the Wax Museum* (1933), as Ralph Burton
- *No More Orchids* (1932), as Dick
- *Two Against the World* (1932), as Bob Hamilton
- *Crooner* (1932), as Ralph - Band Member
- *Thrill of Youth* (1932), as Jack Thayer
- *Street of Women* (1932), as Clarke Upton
- *This Reckless Age* (1932), as "Pig" Van Dyke
- *The Still Alarm* (1930), as The Bellboy
- *Mother's Boy* (1929), as Dinslow

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1949: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Johnny Belinda*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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