American screenwriter John L. Balderston (1889 - 1954) specialised in writing plays and horror and fantasy scripts for movies. Prior to this, he was a war correspondent in Europe during WWI, the editor of ‘Outlook’ magazine, and a correspondent for the ‘New York World’. His stage plays ‘Dracula’ and ‘Frankenstein’ (both 1931) were both adapted into classic horror movies. Among the famous books he adapted to screen are “The Prisoner of Zenda” (1937) and "Gaslight” (1944). He was also one of the numerous writers employed by David O. Selznick to work on the adaptation of “Gone With the Wind” (1939). Balderston was the recipient of two Academy Award nominations - for "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer" ub 1935 and for "Gaslight". Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A war correspondent is a journalist who covers stories first-hand from a war zone. ... WWI may be an acronym for: World War I World Wrestling Industry This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Screenshot of Outlook 2003 Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, and is part of the Microsoft Office. ... The New York World was a newspaper published in New York from 1860 until 1931. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula; U.S. postage stamp first issued in 1997 as part of a series celebrating Famous Movie Monsters Dracula (1897) is a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, and the name of the worlds most famous vampire character. ... Book covers for Frankenstein have taken many forms over the years which emphasize different themes of the novel such as gothic horror, science fiction and romanticism. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, first published in 1894. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gaslight is the title of at least two films based on the Patrick Hamilton play Angel Street, in which a man marries a woman and tries to convince her she is crazy so that he can steal the jewels stored in her attic. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... David O. Selznick David Oliver Selznick (May 10, 1902–June 22, 1965), was one of the icon Hollywood producers of the Golden Age. ... Gone with the Wind was an instant success. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 movie. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...