
Person
Paul Osborn
Writing · 1901–1988 · Evansville, Indiana, USA
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.
Known for

Play of the Week
Writer

East of Eden
Screenplay

The Alcoa Hour
Theatre Play

South Pacific
Screenplay

Portrait of Jennie
Screenplay

Sayonara
Screenplay

Wild River
Screenplay

Madame Curie
Screenplay
On Borrowed Time
Theatre Play

The Yearling
Screenplay
Filmography
- 1982Morning's at SevenWriter
- 1960The World of Suzie WongAdaptation
- 1960Wild RiverScreenplay
- 1960Der Tod im ApfelbaumWriter
- 1959Play of the WeekWriter
- 1958South PacificScreenplay
- 1957SayonaraScreenplay
- 1957On Borrowed TimeTheatre Play
- 1955The Alcoa HourTheatre Play
- 1955East of EdenScreenplay
- 1952InvitationScreenplay
- 1948Portrait of JennieScreenplay
- 1948HomecomingWriter
- 1946The YearlingScreenplay
- 1943Madame CurieScreenplay
- 1943Cry 'Havoc'Screenplay
- 1942Tortilla FlatAdditional Writing
- 1939On Borrowed TimeTheatre Play
- 1938The Young in HeartScreenplay
- 1933Should Ladies BehaveTheatre Play
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