Basil Woon

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Basil Dillon Woon (28 September 1893, London – 4 June 1974 Reno) was a British playwright, American author, and American journalist.

Worked for

United Press covering the Mexican Revolution
New York World
The Houston Press
San Francisco News
British Broadcasting Corporation

Filmography

His writings were used in several films from the 1920s through the 1940s. His play Misdeal was adapted into the film Recaptured Love in 1930, and he was credited as a writer for the 1933 film Pilgrimage

The Painted Lady (1925) (story) ... aka Red Lips (UK)
Recaptured Love (1930) (play "Misdeal")
Men on Call (1930) (writer)
While Paris Sleeps (1932) (writer) (20th Century Fox)
Pilgrimage (1933) (uncredited)
The Perfect Crime (1937) (writer)
Simply Terrific (1938) (story)
Two for Danger (1940) (writer)
Freedom Radio (1941) (screenplay and dialogue) ... aka A Voice in the Night (USA)
This Was Paris (1942) (story) ... aka So This Was Paris
Rhythm Serenade (1943) (screenplay)
Flight from Folly (1945) (writer)
Gaiety George (1946) (dialogue) ... aka Showtime (USA)

Death

Woon died in Reno, Nevada, June 4, 1974.^[1]

External links

Basil Woon at the Internet Movie Database
Works by Basil Woon at Project Gutenberg

References

↑ Basil Woon, 80, Journalist, Dies, The New York Times, June 5, 1977

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Name	Woon, Basil
Alternative names
Short description	British playwright
Date of birth	28 September 1893
Place of birth
Date of death	4 June 1974
Place of death

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