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Philip Yordan Biography

Birth Name:Philip Yordan

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Actor

Fast Facts

Was nominated for a 1952 Writers Guild of America Award for his work on "Detective Story․"
In 1952, he won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture
Graduated from the University of Illinois and Kent College of Law in Chicago
Is the grandfather of fellow filmmaker Spencer McAndrew
Is best known for his work rewriting various screenplays
His film "Suspense" was the most expensive movie to shoot in the history of Monogram Pictures
Helped blacklisted writers to get their works published during the McCarthy era