Jules Furthman
Jules Furthman | |
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Jules Furthman (left) and actor William Russell in 1919 | |
| Born | March 5, 1888 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 22, 1966 (aged 78) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director and producer |
| Years active | 1915–1959 |
| Spouse | Sybil Seely (m. 1920) |
| Children | 1 |
Jules Furthman (March 5, 1888 – September 22, 1966) was an American magazine and newspaper writer before working as a screenwriter. Pauline Kael once wrote that Furthman "has written about half of the most entertaining movies to come out of Hollywood (Ben Hecht wrote most of the other half)."