Edwin Justus Mayer
Writing

Edwin Justus Mayer

Born 8 November 1896 · New York, New York · Died 11 September 1960

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Justus Mayer (8 November 1896 – 11 September 1960) was an American screenwriter. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for 47 films between 1927 and 1958. He was born and died in New York, New York. He is the grandfather of film director Daisy von Scherler Mayer. Edwin Justus Mayer worked on many screenplays. But he is famous today for working with Ernst Lubitsch. He worked with Lubitsch in To Be or Not to Be (1942) and A Royal Scandal (1945). A Royal Scandal (1945) was a box office failure, but today, is considered by many as one of Lubitsch's finest films.

Known for

To Be or Not to Be
Desire
Merrily We Go to Hell
The Song of Songs
A Royal Scandal
They Met in Bombay
Romance
Rio
Wild Girl
The Buccaneer
The Unholy Night
The Lady of Scandal
A Royal Scandal
Masquerade in Mexico
To Be or Not to Be
They Met in Bombay
Underground
Rio
Exile Express
The Buccaneer
Till We Meet Again
Desire
So Red the Rose
Here Is My Heart
I Am Suzanne!
Tonight Is Ours
The Song of Songs
Wild Girl
Merrily We Go to Hell
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Cheri-Bibi
Romance
The Lady of Scandal
The Unholy Night
The Whip Woman
Man-Made Women
Husbands for Rent
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