Paul Osborn

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-09-04 (87 years old)

Deathday

1988-05-12

Place of Birth

Evansville, Indiana, USA

Paul Osborn

Biography

Paul Osborn (September 4, 1901 – May 12, 1988) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Osborn's original plays are The Vinegar Tree, Oliver Oliver, and Morning's at Seven and among his several successful adaptations, On Borrowed Time has proved particularly popular. He wrote the screenplays for East of Eden (1955) and South Pacific (1958), among other films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Osborn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Production

1948

Portrait of Jennie

as Screenplay

1957

Sayonara

as Screenplay

1943

Madame Curie

as Screenplay

1960

Wild River

as Screenplay

1943

Cry 'Havoc'

as Screenplay

1948

Homecoming

as Writer

1939

On Borrowed Time

as Theatre Play

1958

South Pacific

as Screenplay

1933

Should Ladies Behave

as Theatre Play

1946

The Yearling

as Screenplay

1960

1942

Tortilla Flat

as Additional Writing

1952

Invitation

as Screenplay

1938

The Young in Heart

as Screenplay

1982

1957

On Borrowed Time

as Theatre Play

1955

East of Eden

as Screenplay

1960

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