Rian James

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Rian James
Born	(1899-10-03)October 3, 1899 Eagle Pass, Texas
Died	April 26, 1953(1953-04-26) (aged 53) Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1932-1947

Rian James (October 3, 1899 – April 26, 1953) was an American screenwriter, born in Eagle Pass, Texas. He wrote for 39 films between 1932 and 1947.

A "Jack of all trades", he worked as a foreign correspondent, parachute jumper, stunt man, airmail pilot, Air Force lieutenant, vaudeville actor, and finally, writer, director and producer. He died at age 53, from undisclosed causes, in Newport Beach, California.

Selected filmography

Love Is a Racket (1932)
Lawyer Man (1933)
Parachute Jumper (1933)
42nd Street (1933)
Gift of Gab (1934)
The White Parade (1934)
Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
The Gorilla (1939)
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
La Forteresse (1947)
Dead Ringer (1964)

External links

Rian James at the Internet Movie Database
Rian James at AllRovi

Authority control	VIAF: 114480838 ISNI: 0000 0001 1945 0878 BNF: cb14108382t

Persondata
Name	James, Rian
Alternative names
Short description	Screenwriter
Date of birth	1899-10-3
Place of birth	Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	1953-4-26
Place of death	Newport Beach, California, U.S.

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