Jules Furthman

Jules Furthman was a magazine and newspaper writer when he began writing for films in 1915 When the US entered WWI Furthman used the name Stephen Fox for his screenplays because he thought his name sounded too German but he reverted to his real name after the war Furthman became one of the most prolific and wellknown screenwriters of his time and was responsible for the screenplays of some of Hollywoods most highly regarded films such as Mutiny on the Bounty 1935 To Have and Have Not 1944 and Nightmare Alley 1947