Anthony Veiller

Anthony Veiller (23 June 1903 – 27 June 1965) was an American screenwriter and film producer, who wrote for 41 films between 1934 and 1964. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Stage Door and The Killers (1946).

Early life and education Veiller was born on 23 June 1903 in New York City to playwright and screenwriter Bayard Veiller and English-born actress Margaret Wycherly. He studied at Antioch College and Union College, before moving to Hollywood in 1930.

Filmography

The Witching Hour (1934) - screenplay, producer Menace (1934) - screenplay The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934) - screenplay Break of Hearts (1935) - screenplay Star of Midnight (1935) - screenplay College Scandal (1935) - uncredited writer Jalna (1935) - screenplay Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935) - screenplay The Lady Consents (1936) - screenplay The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) - screenplay Swing Time (1936) - uncredited writer A Woman Rebels (1936) - screenplay Winterset (1936) - screenplay The Soldier and the Lady (1937) - screenplay Stage Door (1937) - screenplay Radio City Revels (1938) - screenplay The Saint in New York (1938) - screenplay Gunga Din (1939) - uncredited writer Let Us Live (1939) - screenplay Disputed Passage (1939) - screenplay Typhoon (1940) - producer Safari (1940) - producer The Quarterback (1940) - producer Moon Over Burma (1940) - producer Victory (1940) - producer New York Town (1941) - producer Her Cardboard Lover (1942) - screenplay Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942) (documentary) - uncredited writer Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943) (documentary) - uncredited writer, narrator Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike (1943) (documentary) - uncredited writer, narrator Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain (1943) (documentary) - uncredited director, narrator Assignment in Brittany (1943) - screenplay Know Your Ally: Britain (1944) (documentary) - uncredited director Tunisian Victory (documentary) (1944) - uncredited writer Adventure (1945) - screenplay War Comes to America (1945) (documentary) - uncredited writer Two Down and One to Go (1945) (documentary) - screenplay Here is Germany (1945) (documentary) - uncredited writer, narrator The Stranger (1946) - screenplay The Killers (1946) - screenplay State of the Union (1948) - screenplay, associate producer Colorado Territory (1949) - producer Backfire (1950) - producer Chain Lightning (1950) - producer Dallas (1950) - producer Along the Great Divide (1951) - producer Fort Worth (1951) - producer Force of Arms (1951) - producer Red Planet Mars (1952) - screenplay, producer Moulin Rouge (1952) - screenplay Beat the Devil (1953) - uncredited writer That Lady (1955) - screenplay Safari (1956) - screenplay Monkey on My Back (1957) - screenplay The Adventures of Tugboat Annie (1958) (TV series) - executive producer Solomon and Sheba (1959) - screenplay Timbuktu (1959) - screenplay Markham (1960) (TV series) writer of episodes The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) - screenplay The Night of the Iguana (1964) - screenplay

Awards and nominations