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name: "Philip Dunne"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "11 February 1908"
died: "2 June 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
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# Philip Dunne

Writer. Born 11 February 1908 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. Died 2 June 1992.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 11 February 1908, New Rochelle, New York, USA
- **Died:** 2 June 1992
- **Active:** 1941–1992
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 82 (1), 1950s 48 (1), 1990s 84 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 69 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, History 2, War 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $116m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Dunne_(writer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1638261, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0242897/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/116326

## Biography

Philip Dunne was an American screenwriter, film director and producer. Born in New York City on 11 February 1908, he died in Malibu, California, on 2 June 1992. He spent the majority of his career at 20th Century Fox, where he specialised in adaptations of romantic and historical dramas.

Dunne wrote the screenplay for *How Green Was My Valley* (1941), directed by John Ford. His other notable screenplays include *The Ghost and Mrs. Muir* (1947), *David and Bathsheba* (1951), *The Robe* (1953) and *The Agony and the Ecstasy* (1965). He received Academy Award nominations for *How Green Was My Valley* and *David and Bathsheba*. Dunne was a founder of the Screen Writers Guild and active in opposing the Hollywood blacklist of the 1940s and 1950s.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Last of the Mohicans* (1992), Fi1m 84, Original Film Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-of-the-mohicans.md)
- *The Robe* (1953), Fi1m 48, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-robe.md)
- *How Green Was My Valley* (1941), Fi1m 82, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/how-green-was-my-valley.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *The Last of the Mohicans* (1992), Original Film Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-of-the-mohicans.md)
- *Blindfold* (1966), Director, Screenplay
- *The Agony and the Ecstasy* (1965), Screenstory, Screenplay
- *The Inspector* (1962), Director
- *Wild in the Country* (1961), Director
- *Blue Denim* (1959), Director, Screenplay
- *In Love and War* (1958), Director
- *Ten North Frederick* (1958), Director, Screenplay
- *Three Brave Men* (1956), Director, Writer
- *Hilda Crane* (1956), Screenplay, Director
- *The View from Pompey's Head* (1955), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Prince of Players* (1955), Producer, Director
- *The Egyptian* (1954), Screenplay
- *Demetrius and the Gladiators* (1954), Screenplay
- *The Robe* (1953), Screenplay — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-robe.md)
- *Way of a Gaucho* (1952), Screenplay, Producer
- *Lydia Bailey* (1952), Writer
- *Anne of the Indies* (1951), Screenplay
- *David and Bathsheba* (1951), Writer
- *Pinky* (1949), Screenplay
- *The Luck of the Irish* (1948), Screenplay
- *Escape* (1948), Writer
- *Forever Amber* (1947), Writer
- *Kiss of Death* (1947), as Additional Writing
- *The Ghost and Mrs. Muir* (1947), Screenplay
- *The Late George Apley* (1947), Screenplay
- *A Salute to France* (1944), Screenplay
- *Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake* (1942), Screenplay
- *How Green Was My Valley* (1941), Screenplay — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/how-green-was-my-valley.md)
- *Johnny Apollo* (1940), Screenplay
- *Swanee River* (1939), Screenplay
- *The Rains Came* (1939), Screenplay
- *Stanley and Livingstone* (1939), Screenplay
- *Suez* (1938), Screenplay
- *Lancer Spy* (1937), Writer
- *Breezing Home* (1937), Story
- *The Last of the Mohicans* (1936), Screenplay
- *Student Tour* (1934), Writer
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (1934), Writer
- *Me and My Gal* (1932), as Additional Writing

## Gallery

- ![Cocktailparty Stephen Boyd en Dolores Hart . Philip Dun[ne] , Dolores Hart en Stephen Boyd (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/400269/gallery-a96ebf204de5.jpg) Cocktailparty Stephen Boyd en Dolores Hart . Philip Dun[ne] , Dolores Hart en Stephen Boyd (1961) — Hugo van Gelderen (ANEFO), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/PhilipDunne1961.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Cocktailparty Stephen Boyd en Dolores Hart Datum : 20 juni 1961 Trefwo](https://film.one/media/person/400269/gallery-8767a90bad78.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Cocktailparty Stephen Boyd en Dolores Hart Datum : 20 juni 1961 Trefwo — Hugo van Gelderen / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Cocktailparty_Stephen_Boyd_en_Dolores_Hart%2C_Bestanddeelnr_912-6278.jpg/1280px-Cocktailparty_Stephen_Boyd_en_Dolores_Hart%2C_Bestanddeelnr_912-6278.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1952: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *David and Bathsheba*
- 1942: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *How Green Was My Valley*

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

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