Known For
Writing
Born
Aug 22, 1909
Died
Dec 30, 2000
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
57 titles
Julius J. Epstein
Biography
Julius J. Epstein (August 22, 1909 – December 30, 2000) was an American screenwriter, who had a long career, best remembered for his screenplay, written with his twin brother, Philip, and Howard E. Koch, of the film Casablanca (1942), for which the writers won an Academy Award. It was adapted from an unpublished play, Everybody Comes to Rick's, written by Murray Bennett and Joan Alison. His identical twin died in 1952, a loss that he felt for the rest of his life. He continued writing, receiving two more Oscar nominations. In 1998, he received a Los Angeles Film Critics Association career achievement award. His credits included Four Daughters (1938) for which he received his first Oscar nomination, The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942), Mr. Skeffington (1944), The Tender Trap (1955), Light in the Piazza (1962), Send Me No Flowers (1964), Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), Cross of Iron (1977) and Reuben, Reuben (1983). Epstein had a less successful result as a playwright in Broadway theatre. He adapted his play Front Porch in Flatbush into Saturday Night, the first professional musical written by Stephen Sondheim. The musical was intended to open on Broadway in 1955, but was shelved due to the death of its lead producer. His play, But, Seriously (starring Richard Dreyfuss and Tom Poston) would prove to be the last to be staged at Henry Miller's Theatre for more than 30 years, opening on February 27, 1969, and closing after only four performances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julius J. Epstein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Scenes from Casablanca
Writer
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
Writer
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
Epstein in Hollywood - Julius J. Epstein Talks
Self
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
Self - Screenwriter
Bacall on Bogart
Self
Reuben, Reuben
Co-Producer
House Calls
Creator
House Calls
Story
The Pirate
Writer
Cross of Iron
Screenplay
Once Is Not Enough
Writer
Pete 'n' Tillie
Writer
Any Wednesday
Screenplay
Return from the Ashes
Screenplay
Send Me No Flowers
Screenplay
Light in the Piazza
Screenplay
Fanny
Screenplay
Tall Story
Screenplay
Take a Giant Step
Screenplay
The Reluctant Debutante
Screenplay
The Brothers Karamazov
Screenplay
Kiss Them for Me
Screenplay
The Tender Trap
Screenplay
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Idea
Young at Heart
Screenplay
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Screenplay
Forever Female
Screenplay
Take Care of My Little Girl
Screenplay
My Foolish Heart
Writer
Chicken Every Sunday
Theatre Play
Romance on the High Seas
Screenplay
Arsenic and Old Lace
Screenplay
Mr. Skeffington
Screenplay
Casablanca
Screenplay
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Writer
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Screenplay
The Male Animal
Screenplay
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Screenplay
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Screenplay
The Strawberry Blonde
Screenplay
Honeymoon for Three
Additional Dialogue
No Time for Comedy
Screenplay
Saturday's Children
Screenplay
Four Wives
Screenplay
Daughters Courageous
Writer
Secrets of an Actress
Screenplay
Four Daughters
Screenplay
Confession
Adaptation