Philip Dunne
Birth Name:
Philip Dunne
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Writer, Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Production manager
Fast Facts
- One of few founding members of the Screen Writer's Guild that was established in 1933
- Immediately following his graduation from Harvard, he boarded a train for Hollywood, eventually selling his first screenplay at 24-years-old
- Quote: "Never in all my years in this chancy and unstable profession did I ever realize that I was sleepwalking along a precipice․"
- Following his retirement from Hollywood, he would continue writing as a syndicated columnist for nationwide newspapers and magazines including The Los Angeles Times and Time magazine
- Remained on contract with 20th Century Fox for more than 25 years, where he would go on to write 36 films and direct 10
- One of three founding members of the Committee for the First Amendment, a group created to protest the proceedings of the House Un-American Activities Committee during the height of Hollywood blacklisting
- Son of Margaret Abbott, the first-ever female Olympic participant and winner
Awards
- 1942Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay:Nominated
- 1950WGA Award (Screen) - The Robert Meltzer Award (Screenplay Dealing Most Ably with Problems of the American Scene):Nominated
- 1952Oscar - Best Writing, Story and Screenplay:Nominated
- 1958Golden Sail - Best Feature Film:Winner
- 1966Golden Globe - Best Screenplay:Nominated