About Ewart Adamson
Lived 1882 – 1945 (aged 63). Ewart Adamson was a British screenwriter and film director.
Ewart Adamson (23 October 1882 – 28 November 1945) was a Scottish screenwriter. He wrote for more than 120 films between 1922 and 1944. He was born in Dundee, Scotland, and died in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
South of Suva (1922) The Silent Guardian (1925) Go Straight (1925) The Night Cry (1926) Flashing Fangs (1926) The Impostor (1926) The Jade Cup (1926) Flaming Fury (1926) Home Struck (1927) Not for Publication (1927) The Desert Bride (1928) Dead Man's Curve (1928) The Perfect Crime (1928) Barnum Was Right (1929) Niagara Falls (1932) Guests Wanted (1932) The Gold Ghost (1934) Allez Oop (1934) False Pretenses (1935) In Paris, A.W.O.L. (1936) House of Errors (1942) Haunted Harbor (1944)
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Who was Ewart Adamson?
screenwriter
When was Ewart Adamson born?
Ewart Adamson was born on 23 October 1882 in Dundee.
When did Ewart Adamson die?
Ewart Adamson died on 28 November 1945 in Hollywood.
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Ewart Adamson was a screenwriter and film director.
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Ewart Adamson was British.
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