Elliott J. Clawson

Elliott J. Clawson
Born	January 19, 1883 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Died	July 21, 1942 (aged 59) Vista, California, USA
Years active	1913-1929

Elliott J. Clawson (January 19, 1883 – July 21, 1942) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 81 films between 1913 and 1929. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and died in Vista, California. At the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930, he was nominated for four Oscars in the category Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay).^[1]

Selected filmography

• The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914)
• Desperate Trails (1921)
• Under Two Flags (1922)
• The Flame of Life (1923)
• The Spoilers (1923)
• The Flaming Forties (1924)
• The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
• The Man from Red Gulch (1925)
• The Road to Mandalay (1926)
• Body and Soul (1927)
• West of Zanzibar (1928)
• The Cop (1928)
• Sal of Singapore (1928)
• Skyscraper (1928)
• The Leatherneck (1929)
• The Thirteenth Chair (1929)

References

1. "The 2nd Academy Awards (1930) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

External links

• Elliott J. Clawson at the Internet Movie Database