Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-03-21

Deathday

1993-03-09 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Buffalo, New York, USA

Also Known As

Wells Crosby Root

Wells Root

Biography

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Known For

6.8%

Magnificent Obsession

Aug 7, 1954

6.8%

The Prisoner of Zenda

Nov 4, 1952

7.5%

The Prisoner of Zenda

Sep 3, 1937

5.6%

Texas Across the River

Oct 26, 1966

5.2%

Black Moon

Jun 15, 1934

5.0%

Bird of Paradise

Aug 12, 1932

5.8%

Night Flight

Oct 6, 1933

6.8%

Tiger Shark

Sep 24, 1932

5.1%

I Cover the Waterfront

May 19, 1933

5.7%

The Bold Caballero

Dec 1, 1936

5.7%

The Bold Caballero

Dec 1, 1936

5.7%

The Bold Caballero

Dec 1, 1936

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Directing

1942

Mokey as Director

1936

The Bold Caballero as Director

Writing

1966

Texas Across the River as Writer

1964		The Rogues as Writer
1964		The Rogues as Teleplay

1957

Hell Ship Mutiny as Screenplay

1954

Magnificent Obsession as Adaptation

1952

The Prisoner of Zenda as Adaptation

1951		Furia roja as Writer
1951		Stronghold as Screenplay

1943		Salute to the Marines as Adaptation
1943		The Man from Down Under as Screenplay

1942		Tennessee Johnson as Screenplay
1942		Mokey as Screenplay

1941		Turned Out Nice Again as Theatre Play
1941		The Get-Away as Screenplay
1941		The Bad Man as Screenplay

1940

Flight Command as Screenplay

1939		Thunder Afloat as Screenplay
1939		Man of Conquest as Screenplay
1939		Sergeant Madden as Screenplay

1937

The Prisoner of Zenda as Adaptation

1936		The Bold Caballero as Story
1936		The Bold Caballero as Screenplay
1936		Sworn Enemy as Writer

1935		Pursuit as Screenplay
1935		Public Hero Number 1 as Story
1935		Public Hero Number 1 as Screenplay
1935		Shadow of Doubt as Screenplay

1934		Paris Interlude as Screenplay
1934		Black Moon as Writer

1933		Night Flight as Writer
1933		I Cover the Waterfront as Screenplay
1933		Racetrack as Story

1932		Tiger Shark as Screenplay
1932		Bird of Paradise as Screenplay

1931		Politics as Adaptation
1931		The Prodigal as Writer

1930		The Storm as Screenplay
1930		Chasing Rainbows as Adaptation
1930		Peacock Alley as Scenario Writer
1930		Peacock Alley as Screenplay