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Edwin Justus Mayer

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Book Writer 1896–1960

Edwin Justus Mayer (November 8, 1896 – September 11, 1960) was an American screenwriter. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for 47 films between 1927 and 1958. Edwin Justus Mayer worked on many screenplays but he is notable for his work with Ernst Lubitsch. He worked with Lubitsch on the scripts for To Be or Not to Be (1942) and A Royal Scandal (1945).

Also credited on1 work

The Firebrand of Florence

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In the literature4 passages

  • The Firebrand of Florence (Broadway operetta, Edwin Justus Mayer; lyrics Ira Gershwin), New York, Alvin Theatre, 22 March 1945.ebooks/Hinton, Stephen/Weill's Musical Theater_ Stages of Reform - Stephen Hinton.txt
  • Juty Ira Gershwin begins work with Kurt Weill on the score for an adaptation of Edwin Justus Mayer’s play Thetheatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
  • of Florence. 43 performances. Music by Kurt Weill. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Produced by Max Gordon. Book by Edwin Justus Mayer, based on his play The Firebrand. Book staged by John Murray Anderson. Dancestheatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
  • CHILDREN OF DARKNESS By Edwin Justus Mayer; Director, Arthur Sherman; Set, Matthew C. Jacobs; Lighting, Phil Monat; Costumes, Martha Hally; Production Coordinator, Sam Coppola; Associate Director, Carmine R. Pontilena; Assistant to Director, Lisa Ungar; Production Assistant, Jackie Slotkin; Assistant Production Coordinator, John Kassan; S…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1981-82 Season, v. 38 (Willis).txt

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