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Gene Towne(1904-1979)

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Gene Towne was born on 27 March 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for Mary Burns, la fugitive (1935), Tom Brown étudiant (1940) and The Personality Kid (1934). She was married to Betty Browne. She died on 17 March 1979 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
BornMarch 27, 1904
DiedMarch 17, 1979(74)
BornMarch 27, 1904
DiedMarch 17, 1979(74)
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Known for

Mary Burns, la fugitive (1935)
Mary Burns, la fugitive
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1935
Freddie Bartholomew, Cedric Hardwicke, and Jimmy Lydon in Tom Brown étudiant (1940)
Tom Brown étudiant
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1940
Pat O'Brien, Claire Dodd, and Glenda Farrell in The Personality Kid (1934)
The Personality Kid
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1934
L'idole du village (1921)
L'idole du village
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1921

Credits

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Writer

  • Yasamak hakkimdir (1958)
    Yasamak hakkimdir
    5.7
    • screenplay "You Only Live Once" (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Top Banana (1954)
    Top Banana
    5.5
    • Writer (screen version)
    • 1954
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Cedric Hardwicke, and Jimmy Lydon in Tom Brown étudiant (1940)
    Tom Brown étudiant
    6.6
    • adaptation and screenplay
    • 1940
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Edna Best, Tim Holt, Terry Kilburn, Thomas Mitchell, and Bobbie Quillan in Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
    Swiss Family Robinson
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1940
  • David Niven and Loretta Young in Divorcé malgré lui (1939)
    Divorcé malgré lui
    5.7
    • original screenplay
    • 1939
  • Lucille Ball, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Irene Dunne, Alice Brady, and Guy Kibbee in Quelle joie de vivre (1938)
    Quelle joie de vivre
    6.3
    • screen play
    • 1938
  • Joan Blondell and Leslie Howard in Monsieur Dodd part pour Hollywood (1937)
    Monsieur Dodd part pour Hollywood
    6.7
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • Eddie Cantor, June Lang, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Roland Young in Nuits d'Arabie (1937)
    Nuits d'Arabie
    6.3
    • based on a story by
    • 1937
  • Jean Arthur and Charles Boyer in Le destin se joue la nuit (1937)
    Le destin se joue la nuit
    7.3
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • Henry Fonda and Sylvia Sidney in J'ai le droit de vivre (1937)
    J'ai le droit de vivre
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • George Brent and Madeleine Carroll in The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
    The Case Against Mrs. Ames
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Freddie Bartholomew and Victor McLaglen in Soldat de carrière (1935)
    Soldat de carrière
    6.4
    • contract writer (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Mary Burns, la fugitive (1935)
    Mary Burns, la fugitive
    6.8
    • original screenplay
    • 1935
  • Edmund Lowe and Ann Sothern in Grand Exit (1935)
    Grand Exit
    6.3
    • story
    • 1935
  • Joan Bennett and George Raft in Gosse de riche (1935)
    Gosse de riche
    6.3
    • story
    • 1935

Producer

  • Little Men (1940)
    Little Men
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1940
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Cedric Hardwicke, and Jimmy Lydon in Tom Brown étudiant (1940)
    Tom Brown étudiant
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1940
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Edna Best, Tim Holt, Terry Kilburn, Thomas Mitchell, and Bobbie Quillan in Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
    Swiss Family Robinson
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1940

Additional Crew

  • Little Men (1940)
    Little Men
    5.7
    • presenter
    • 1940
  • Freddie Bartholomew, Edna Best, Tim Holt, Terry Kilburn, Thomas Mitchell, and Bobbie Quillan in Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
    Swiss Family Robinson
    6.3
    • presenter
    • 1940

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.75 m
  • Born
    • March 27, 1904
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 17, 1979
    • Woodland Hills, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Betty Browne
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Hollywood screenwriter of the 1920's and 30's. Started as a title writer in silent cinema. He turned out many reliable lightweight scripts for comedies, romances and melodramas in the 1930's, especially under contract to Paramount and for Walter Wanger Productions. Essentially retired after 1940.

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