Garrett Fort, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Garrett Fort

screenwriter

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1900

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 26-Oct-1945

Profession: screenwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Garrett Elsden Fort (June 5, 1900 - October 26, 1945) was an American short story writer, playwright, and Hollywood screenwriter.
He was also a close follower of Meher Baba. Fort made his screenwriting debut with the silent film, One of the Finest (1917).
Early in his career, Fort co-wrote the Broadway play Jarnegan (1928), based on the novel by Jim Tully.
Fort's first talkie effort was the ground-breaking Rouben Mamoulian production Applause (1929).
In 2006 Applause was recognized as a culturally, historically and aesthetically significant film by the National Film Registry.Fort was adept at alternating horrific highlights with bits of unexpected humor.
As a screenwriter he is best remembered for his work on the original screen adaptations of such horror / melodrama films as Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), Dracula's Daughter (1936), and The Mark of Zorro (1940).