Rian James
Rian James '' was an American screenwriter and author. He wrote for more than 30 films between 1932 and 1947.
Career
A "Jack of all trades", James was a columnist covering arts and entertainment for the Brooklyn Eagle from about 1928 to 1935. He later was a foreign correspondent, parachute jumper, stunt man, airmail pilot, Air Force lieutenant, vaudeville actor, and finally, writer, director and producer.Selected works
Dining in New York, John Day Company ; Love is a Racket, Alfred H. King ; 42nd Street ; HelldoradoNot Made In Heaven, Julian Messner- ''Broadway Limited''
Selected filmography
; As story writerLove Is a Racket Parachute Jumper Down Argentine Way Eve Knew Her Apples; As screenwriter42nd Street Mary Stevens, M.D. Lawyer Man Gift of Gab The Witness Chair Walking on Air Internes Can't Take Money The Housekeeper's Daughter The Gorilla Broadway Limited Parachute Nurse Not a Ladies Man La Otra, remade as Dead Ringer Whispering City La Forteresse
; As adaptation writerThe White Parade
Family history
Several biographical sources state that James was born in Eagle Pass, Texas. But he was actually born in Manhattan, New York, October 3, 1899, to Alexander Walter Rothschild and Sophie Nusbaum. James died at age 53, from Leukemia, in Newport Beach, California. He was survived by wife Anne James '', an English actress, and children, Rian Jeffrey James and Victoria James. James' mother was a sister-in-law of songwriter Albert Von Tilzer.; Prior marriages