Griffin, Eleanore (1904–1995)

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Griffin, Eleanore (1904–1995)

American screenwriter. Name variations: Eleanor Griffin. Born April 29, 1904, in St. Paul, Minnesota; died July 26, 1995, in Woodland Hills, California.

Films include St. Louis Blues, A Man Called Peter, Imitation of Life, Third Man on the Mountain, Back Street, Good Morning Miss Dove and One Man's Way. Won Academy Award for Best Original Story for Boys Town (1938).

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