Writing
Philip G. Epstein
- Career
Active from 1936 to 2025, with a break from 1959 to 1999, busiest in 1936 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Casablanca92/100
Awards
Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.
Writers Guild of America Awards · Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
1956 · Won
Source: Wikidata
Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
1944 · Won · 16th Academy Awards
Casablanca
Source: Wikidata
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.4
- Violence2.1, average 4.1
- Scare0.9, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 5
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Situational Humor 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Emotional Depth 2
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
- Romantic Entanglements 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Julius J. EpsteinWriterCasablanca, Mr. Skeffington, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Last Time I Saw Paris, My Foolish Heart, +15 more
Jack CarsonActorArsenic and Old Lace, Romance on the High Seas, The Bride Came C.O.D., The Strawberry Blonde, The Male Animal
Claude RainsActorCasablanca, Mr. Skeffington, Four Wives, Daughters Courageous, Saturday's Children
Michael CurtizDirectorCasablanca, Romance on the High Seas, Four Wives, Daughters Courageous
Max SteinerComposerCasablanca, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Bride Came C.O.D., Four Wives- LLeigh JasonDirectorThe Mad Miss Manton, The Bride Walks Out, New Faces of 1937, Love on a Bet
Bette DavisActorMr. Skeffington, The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Bride Came C.O.D.
George TobiasActorThe Bride Came C.O.D., The Strawberry Blonde, Saturday's Children
Frank M. ThomasActorMummy's Boys, China Passage, Grand Jury- OOwen MarksEditorCasablanca, No Time for Comedy, Saturday's Children
William KeighleyDirectorThe Man Who Came to Dinner, The Bride Came C.O.D., No Time for Comedy- RRalph DawsonEditorMr. Skeffington, Four Wives, Daughters Courageous
Movies and TV shows
302020s
1 title
1950s
5 titles · average score 53
GoodWatch score 65Screenplay
GoodWatch score 49Screenplay
GoodWatch score 53Screenplay
GoodWatch score 39Screenplay
GoodWatch score 62Writer
1940s
13 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch score 61Screenplay
GoodWatch score 83Screenplay
GoodWatch score 65Producer, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 92Screenplay
GoodWatch score 71Writer
GoodWatch score 56Screenplay
GoodWatch score 68Screenplay
GoodWatch score 66Screenplay
GoodWatch score 73Screenplay
GoodWatch score 61Additional Dialogue
GoodWatch score 54Screenplay
GoodWatch score 66Screenplay
1930s
10 titles · average score 58
GoodWatch score 62Screenplay
GoodWatch score 64Writer
GoodWatch score 73Screenplay
GoodWatch score 52Writer
GoodWatch score 53Screenplay
Writer
GoodWatch score 42Screenplay
GoodWatch score 50Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Screenplay
Screenplay