
Person
James Poe
Writing · 1921–1980 · Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Biography
James Poe was an American film and television screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the movies Around the World in 80 Days for which he jointly won an Academy Award in 1956, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Summer and Smoke, Lilies of the Field, and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.
Known for

The Dick Powell Show
Writer

Around the World in 80 Days
Screenplay

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Screenplay

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Screenplay

Last Train from Gun Hill
Screenplay

The Big Knife
Writer

Summer and Smoke
Screenplay

Paula
Writer

Attack
Screenplay

The Bedford Incident
Screenplay
Filmography
- 1992The NightmanWriter
- 1980Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic BombWriter
- 1979The Gathering, Part IICharacters
- 1977The GatheringWriter
- 1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Screenplay
- 1969RiotScreenplay
- 1965The Bedford IncidentScreenplay
- 1963Toys in the AtticWriter
- 1963Lilies of the FieldScreenplay
- 1961Summer and SmokeScreenplay
- 1961The Dick Powell ShowWriter
- 1961SanctuaryScreenplay
- 1959Last Train from Gun HillScreenplay
- 1958Cat on a Hot Tin RoofScreenplay
- 1958Hot SpellScreenplay
- 1956Around the World in 80 DaysScreenplay
- 1956AttackScreenplay
- 1955The Big KnifeWriter
- 1953A Slight Case of LarcenyStory
- 1952PaulaWriter
- 1952Scandal SheetScreenplay
- 1949Without HonorWriter
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