James Poe
Known for

Writing

Credits

22

Gender

Man

Birthday

Oct 4, 1921

Day of death

Jan 24, 1980 (58)

Place of birth

Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

Also known as

James Poe

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
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
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
1963Lilies of the FieldScreenplay
1963Toys in the AtticWriter
1961Summer and SmokeScreenplay
1961SanctuaryScreenplay
1961The Dick Powell ShowWriter
1959Last Train from Gun HillScreenplay
1958Cat on a Hot Tin RoofScreenplay
1958Hot SpellScreenplay
1956Around the World in Eighty DaysScreenplay
1956AttackScreenplay
1955The Big KnifeWriter
1953A Slight Case of LarcenyStory
1952Scandal SheetScreenplay
1952PaulaWriter
1949Without HonorWriter