Known for Writing
Edgar Allan Woolf (25 April 1881 – 9 December 1943) was a lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-author of the script for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
Born
April 25, 1881
Died
December 9, 1943 (age 62)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Filmography
29 films


The Wizard of Oz
1939 · 1h 42m · US
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.


The Kid From Texas
1939 · 1h 11m · US
A loud-mouthed Texas cowpuncher tries his hand at polo finding himself at odds with high society and trying to save a floundering Wild West show.


The Ice Follies of 1939
1939 · 1h 22m · US
Mary and Larry are are a modestly successful skating team. Shortly after their marriage, Mary gets a picture contract, while Larry is sitting at home, out of work.


Everybody Sing
1938 · 1h 31m · US
Boisterous teen Judy Bellaire is expelled from her all-female boarding school for convincing her fellow school chorus members to sing a classical piece with a modern swing beat. She returns to her dysfunctional home, dejected, but, with the encouragement of her family's cook, Judy decides to follow her dream and audition for a Broadway musical.


Mad Holiday
1936 · 1h 11m · US
A temperamental film star's vacation turns deadly when he uncovers a murder.


Tough Guy
1936 · 1h 16m · US
An unhappy child, accompanied by his dog, runs away from home and is befriended by a gangster on the lam.


The Casino Murder Case
1935 · 1h 22m · US
After socialite Lynn Llewellyn receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, and although he recovers, his wife is murdered by the same killer.


The Night Is Young
1935 · 1h 21m · US
Young Austrian Archduke Paul "Gustl" Gustave is in an arranged engagement but his uncle, the emperor, decides to let Gustl carry on a fling with ballet dancer Lisl Gluck.


Murder in the Private Car
1934 · 1h 3m · US
Ruth Raymond works on the telephone switchboard of a large NYC office building. One day, a private detective informs her that she is actually the daughter of railroad tycoon Luke Carson, and that she had been kidnapped as a baby 14 years ago by Luke's vindictive brother Elwood, and placed with strangers.


This Side of Heaven
1934 · 1h 17m · US
A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.


The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932 · 1h 8m · US
The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.
Gypsy Code
Gypsy Code
1930 · 20m · US
A Romani king discovers that his wife and his best friend are having an affair. The two men fight a duel with whips; when the friend is blinded, the queen poisons herself. The king immediately finds a new bride.