Trivia

After the death of his twin brother in 1952, Epstein found working with a collaborator near impossible. He tried working with Billy Wilder three times, but nothing came of it.

The Epstein twins enjoyed a well-earned reputation, not only for writing witty dialogue, but also for coming up with the best impromptu wisecracks in the movie business.

Great uncle of Anya Epstein and her brother Theo Epstein, general manager of the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox.

Was Penn State boxing team captain

Frank Capra recruited the Epstein Twins for a month's work on his Wartime informational series, "Why We Fight.".

Woody Allen paid tribute to Epstein by using the name in two of his movies, once as character's license plate and in another as a character.

Epstein first arrived in Hollywood about 10:30 p.m. on October 14, 1933 and by midnight was collaborating on the screenplay of "Twenty Million Sweethearts" as pages had to be turned in early Monday morning.

Under contract to Warner Brothers from 1934 to 1944.

Began in Hollywood in 1933 as ghostwriter for Jerry Wald. Considered himself the model for the character of Julian Blumberg in Budd Schulberg's novel 'What Makes Sammy Run?'.

Epstein began learning how movies were made by observing how films were made on the set of "College Humor" with Bing Crosby.

Graduated Penn State University (1931)

Is the uncle of novelist Leslie Epstein ("Pandaemonium", "San Remo Drive")

Two children, Elizabeth Schwartz and James.

Twin brother of Philip G. Epstein.

Is the great uncle of Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein (the youngest GM in baseball history, who built the 2004 team than won the first Red Sox World Series victory since 1918, reversing the so-called "curse of the Bambino").

Is the great uncle of Anya Epstein and her brother, Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein (the youngest GM in baseball history, who built the 2004 team than won the first Red Sox World Series victory since 1918, reversing the so-called "curse of the Bambino").

Epstein and brother Philip G. Epstein became the first twins to be awarded Oscars when they won in the writing category for Casablanca (1942).

He always wrote in collaboration with his brother Philip until the latter's death in 1952.