Philip G. Epstein

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Philip G Epstein August 22 1909 February 7 1952 was an American screenwriter most known for his adaptation in partnership with his twin brother Julius and others of the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Ricks which became the Academy Awardwinning screenplay of the film Casablanca 1942 Epstein was born in New York City and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan His father was a livery stable owner in the days when horses were still common on the streets of the city He attended Pennsylvania State College now Penn State University gaining his degree in 1931 Jack Warner head of Warner Brothers had a lovehate relationship with the Epstein brothers He could not argue with their commercial success but he deplored their pranks their work habits and the hours they kept In 1952 Warner gave the brothers names to the House UnAmerican Activities Committee HUAC They never testified before the committee but on a HUAC questionairre when asked if they ever were members of a subversive organization they wrotein Yes Warner Brothers Epstein died of cancer in Hollywood California in 1952 at the age of 42 His son Leslie Epstein directs the creative writing program at Boston University and is an accomplished novelist His grandson Theo Epstein is the general manager of the Boston Red Sox His granddaughter Anya Epstein is a screenwriter Description above from the Wikipedia article Philip G Epstein licensed under CCBYSAfull list of contributors on Wikipedia