Anthony Veiller(1903-1965)

Producer
Writer
Director

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Anthony Veiller

Anthony Veiller was born on 23 June 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Les tueurs (1946), Le criminel (1946) and Le dernier de la liste (1963). He was married to Ethel Grace (Rowley) Mellon Rose Hornburg, Laura Kerr and Elise LaRose. He died on 27 June 1965 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 1 win & 5 nominations total

Known for

Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Albert Dekker, Sam Levene, and Edmond O'Brien in Les tueurs (1946)

7.7

Writer

1946

Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, and Loretta Young in Le criminel (1946)

7.3

Writer

1946

Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster in Le dernier de la liste (1963)

Le dernier de la liste

6.8

Writer

1963

Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, and Gail Patrick in Pension d'artistes (1937)

Pension d'artistes

7.7

Writer

1937

Credits

Producer

The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
7.6
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1957–1958
Red Planet Mars
4.9
- producer
- 1952
Les amants de l'enfer
6.5
- producer
- 1951
La furie du Texas
6.2
- producer
- 1951
Le Désert de la peur
6.8
- producer (produced by)
- 1951
Dallas, ville frontière
6.2
- producer
- 1950
Pilote du diable
6.0
- producer
- 1950
Du sang sur le tapis vert
6.5
- producer
- 1950
La Fille du désert
7.2
- producer
- 1949
L'enjeu
7.2
- associate producer
- 1948
New York City
6.3
- producer
- 1941
Passion sous les tropiques
6.8
- producer
- 1940
Nuits birmanes
6.6
- producer
- 1940
The Quarterback
6.8
- producer
- 1940
Safari, jungle mystérieuse
6.3
- producer
- 1940

Writer

Hideouser and Hideouser
7.3
Short
- co-writer
- 2019
La nuit de l'iguane
7.5
- screenplay
- 1964
Le dernier de la liste
6.8
- screenplay by
- 1963
Markham
8.1
TV Series
- written by
- 1960
Salomon et la reine de Saba
6.2
- screenplay
- 1959
Tombouctou
5.6
- written by
- 1958
Quand la bête hurle
6.9
- written by
- 1957
Safari
5.6
- screenplay
- 1956
La princesse d'Eboli
5.3
- screenplay
- 1955
Plus fort que le diable
6.4
- screenplay collaboration (uncredited)
- 1953
Moulin Rouge
7.0
- screenplay by
- 1952
Red Planet Mars
4.9
- screenplay
- 1952
L'enjeu
7.2
- screenplay
- 1948
Les tueurs
7.7
- screenplay
- 1946
Le criminel
7.3
- screenplay
- 1946

Director

Personal details

Born
- June 23, 1903
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- June 27, 1965
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
Spouses

Did you know

Trivia
American writer-producer, active between 1925 and 1930 as a journalist, publicist and stage manager. Moved to Hollywood, initially under contract at RKO (1934-37). During World War II, worked with Frank Capra as writer of the "Why We Fight" series for the Office of War Information. Producer and writer for United Artists (1951-52 and 1956-59). His best screenplays included the film noir classic Les tueurs (1946) and the Toulouse-Lautrec biopic Moulin Rouge (1952).

Nickname
- Tony

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