Theodore St. John

American screenwriter

Theodore St John (1906–1956) was an American writer, actor and director of films, radio and theatre. In 1953 he won a Best Motion Picture Story Oscar for 1952's The Greatest Show on Earth. His win was shared with Fredric M. Frank and Frank Cavett.^[1]

He served in the army from 1942 to 1946. He died in 1956 of self-inflicted stab wounds.^[2]^[3]

Select credits

Ghosts (1927) - actor in Broadway production^[4]
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) - screenplay
Fort Algiers (1953) - screenplay

References

^ "The 25th Academy Awards (1953) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ Special to The New York Times. (1956, Jan 10). "ACTOR-WRITER ENDS LIFE IN A HOSPITAL" New York Times
^ "AUTHOR ENDS LIFE; WON 1953 ACADEMY AWARD FOR MOVIE" (1956, Jan 10). Chicago Daily Tribune
^ BROOKS, B. J. (1927, Jan 11). "'Ghosts', modern style". New York Times

External links

Theodore St. John at IMDb
Theodore St John at IBDb

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Academy Award for Best Story

Ben Hecht (1927/28)
No Award (1928/29)
No Award (1929/30)
John Monk Saunders (1930/31)
Frances Marion (1931/32)
Robert Lord (1932/33)
Arthur Caesar (1934)
Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur (1935)
Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney (1936)
Robert Carson and William Wellman (1937)
Eleanore Griffin and Dore Schary (1938)
Lewis R. Foster (1939)
Benjamin Glazer and John Toldy (1940)
Harry Segall (1941)
Emeric Pressburger (1942)
William Saroyan (1943)
Leo McCarey (1944)
Charles G. Booth (1945)
Clemence Dane (1946)
Valentine Davies (1947)
Richard Schweizer and David Wechsler (1948)
Edna Anhalt and Edward Anhalt (1950)
James Bernard and Paul Dehn (1951)
Frank Cavett, Fredric M. Frank and Theodore St. John (1952)
Dalton Trumbo (1953)
Philip Yordan (1954)
Daniel Fuchs (1955)
Robert Rich (1956)

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