Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 - March 24, 2003) was a popular and talented screenwriter of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He was also known as a highly regarded script doctor, called in to rewrite and repair flawed screenplays. Born to Polish immigrants, he earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Illinois and a law degree at Kent College of Law in Chicago. Some of his films include Johnny Guitar (1954), The Harder They Fall (1956), The Big Combo (1955), and Whistle Stop (1946) April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Illinois is the set of three public universities in Illinois. ... Johnny Guitar is a 1954 Western, released by Republic Pictures. ... The Harder They Fall is a 1956 film noir/drama starring Humphrey Bogart in his last movie role. ... The Big Combo (1955) The Big Combo (1955)is director Joseph H. Lewis black-and-white film noir. ... For the term related to policital campaigning, see whistlestop. ...
Awards
Won an Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story for Broken Lance (1954)
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay for Detective Story (1951)
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay for Dillinger (1945)
PhilipYordan, who has died aged 88, was credited as screenwriter on dozens of Hollywood movies, but there is more to this than meets the eye.
Yordan shared the writing credit with Dennis Miller, to whom he had given the plot outline from which to write the first draft.
Yordan won his first Oscar nomination for best original screenplay with the tense gangster movie Dillinger (1945), and took a second nomination as co-writer of Detective Story (1951.) He also wrote Whistle Stop (1946), a thriller which starred the up-and-coming Ava Gardner, one of the many beautiful women with whom he had affairs.
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