Described by film critic Richard Corliss as "the master of the art -- or craft -- of adaptation," screenwriter Casey Robinson was the son of a Brigham Young University music/drama instructor. Graduating from Cornell at 19, Robinson briefly taught English before opting for a career in journalism. Through one of his newspaper contacts, he made his entree into films in 1927 as a title writer. He spent most of the 1930s and a portion of the early '40s at Warner Bros., where he scripted such memorable literary and theatrical adaptations as Captain Blood (1935), Four Daughters (1938), Dark Victory (1939), Now, Voyager (1941), and Kings Row (1942). Because he preferred to remain faithful to his source material (within time and censorial limits, of course), Robinson was much admired by the authors whose works he brought to the screen. He also preferred to receive sole screen credit, which is why he refused billing for such collaborative script-writing efforts as Casablanca (1942). After a sojourn at MGM in the mid-'40s, which left him unsatisfied because he felt that the studio had stagnated since the death of producer Irving Thalberg, Robinson entered into a more satisfactory arrangement with 20th Century Fox, where he spent the 1950s as a writer/producer. In addition to his aforementioned credits, he directed four short subjects in 1931-1932, one of which, Singapore Sue, featured an unbilled Cary Grant in his movie debut. He retired in 1962. Casey Robinson was at one time married to prima ballerina Tamara Toumanova.
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Scobie Malone
Producer, Screenwriter |
1975 | |||
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Il Figlio del Capitano Blood
Screenwriter |
1962 | |||
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Waxwork
Screenwriter |
1959 | |||
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This Earth Is Mine
Producer, Screenwriter |
1959 | |||
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Poison
Screenwriter |
1958 | |||
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While the City Sleeps
Screenwriter |
1956 | |||
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A Bullet Is Waiting
Screenwriter |
1954 | |||
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The Egyptian
Screenwriter |
1954 | |||
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Diplomatic Courier
Producer, Screenwriter |
1952 | |||
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Screenwriter |
1952 | |||
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Two Flags West
Producer, Screenwriter |
1950 | |||
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Under My Skin
Producer, Screenwriter |
1950 | |||
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Father Was a Fullback
Screenwriter |
1949 | |||
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The Mating of Millie
Producer |
1948 | |||
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Desire Me
Screenwriter |
1947 | |||
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The Macomber Affair
Producer, Screenwriter |
1947 | |||
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Saratoga Trunk
Screenwriter |
1945 | |||
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The Corn Is Green
Screenwriter |
1945 | |||
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Days of Glory
Producer, Screenwriter |
1944 | |||
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Passage to Marseille
Screenwriter |
1944 | |||
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The Racket Man
Screen Story |
1944 | |||
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This Is the Army
Screenwriter |
1943 | |||
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Now, Voyager
Screenwriter |
1942 | |||
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Kings Row
Screenwriter |
1941 | |||
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Million Dollar Baby
Screenwriter |
1941 | |||
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One Foot in Heaven
Screenwriter |
1941 | |||
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All This and Heaven Too
Screenwriter |
1940 | |||
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Dark Victory
Screenwriter |
1939 | |||
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The Old Maid
Screenwriter |
1939 | |||
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Yes, My Darling Daughter
Screenwriter |
1939 | |||
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Four's a Crowd
Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
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Call It a Day
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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It's Love I'm After
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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Stolen Holiday
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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Tovarich
Screenwriter |
1937 | |||
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Give Me Your Heart
Screenwriter |
1936 | |||
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Hearts Divided
Screenwriter |
1936 | |||
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I Married a Doctor
Screenwriter |
1936 | |||
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Captain Blood
Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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I Found Stella Parish
Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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McFadden's Flats
Screenwriter |
1935 | |||
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Eight Girls in a Boat
Screenwriter |
1934 | |||
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Here Comes the Groom
Screenwriter |
1934 | |||
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She Made Her Bed
Screenwriter |
1934 | |||
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Golden Harvest
Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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I Love That Man
Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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Lucky Devils
Screen Story |
1933 | |||
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Song of the Eagle
Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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Strictly Personal
Screenwriter |
1933 | |||
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Is My Face Red?
Screenwriter |
1932 | |||
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Renegades of the West
Director |
1932 | |||
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Singapore Sue
Director, Screenwriter |
1932 | |||
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A Lesson in Love
Director |
1931 | |||
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Masquerade
Director, Screenwriter |
1931 | |||
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The Last Parade
Screen Story |
1931 | |||
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What Price, Pants?
Director |
1931 | |||
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The Squealer
Screenwriter |
1930 | |||
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Chorus Kid
Intertitle Writer |
1928 | |||
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Companionate Marriage
Intertitle Writer |
1928 | |||
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Do Your Duty
Intertitle Writer |
1928 | |||
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The Head of the Family
Intertitle Writer |
1928 | |||
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United States Smith
Intertitle Writer |
1928 | |||
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Waterfront
Intertitle Writer |
1928 | |||
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Private Life of Helen of Troy
Intertitle Writer |
1927 |


