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# John Van Druten

Writer. Born 1 June 1901 in London. Died 19 December 1957.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 June 1901, London
- **Died:** 19 December 1957
- **Also known as:** John van Druten
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Van_Druten, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2695518, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0886668/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20599

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Gaslight*](https://film.one/film/gaslight.md) (81)

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## Biography

John Van Druten was an English playwright, theatre director and screenwriter. Born in London in 1901, he read law at the University of London and briefly practised as a solicitor before turning to writing. His first play was performed in 1924.

He achieved success on the London and New York stages with works including *Young Woodley*, *Old Acquaintance* and *The Voice of the Turtle*. Van Druten moved to the United States, where he became a citizen, and wrote screenplays including the 1944 adaptation of *Gaslight*. He also directed many of his own plays and others such as *The King and I*.

Among his best-known works are the plays *I Remember Mama*, *Bell, Book and Candle* and *I Am a Camera*, the last of which was adapted into the musical *Cabaret*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Gaslight* (1944), Fi1m 81, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/gaslight.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *Cabaret* (2026), Original Story
- *Cabaret* (1993), Theatre Play
- *Rich and Famous* (1981), Theatre Play
- *The Cabaret Girl* (1979), Writer
- *Cabaret* (1972), Theatre Play
- *Alta comedia* (1970), series, Theatre Play
- *Bell, Book and Candle* (1958), Theatre Play
- *I Am a Camera* (1955), Theatre Play
- *I Remember Mama* (1948), Theatre Play
- *The Voice of the Turtle* (1947), Screenplay, Theatre Play
- *Gaslight* (1944), Screenplay — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/gaslight.md)
- *Old Acquaintance* (1943), Theatre Play, Screenplay
- *Johnny Come Lately* (1943), Screenplay
- *Forever and a Day* (1943), Writer
- *My Life with Caroline* (1941), Screenplay
- *One Night In Lisbon* (1941), Writer
- *Lucky Partners* (1940), Screenplay
- *Raffles* (1939), Screenplay
- *Parnell* (1937), Screenplay
- *Night Must Fall* (1937), Screenplay
- *The King of Paris* (1934), Adaptation
- *If I Were Free* (1933), Theatre Play
- *After Office Hours* (1932), Screenplay
- *New Morals for Old* (1932), Theatre Play
- *Unfaithful* (1931), Writer
- *Young Woodley* (1930), Theatre Play, Dialogue
- *The Careless Age* (1929), Theatre Play

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1945: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Gaslight*

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

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