by Sandra Brennan
biography
Canadian screenwriter Hugo Butler was first a journalist and playwright before moving to Hollywood in 1937. There he penned a number of notable scripts and literary adaptations. In 1940 he shared an Oscar nomination for the screenplay of Edison the Man. He continued writing screenplays through the late 1960s.
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The Legend of Lylah Clare
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1968 | |||
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A Face in the Rain
Screenwriter |
1963 | |||
Eva
Screenwriter |
1962 | |||
Sodom and Gomorrah
Screenwriter |
1962 | |||
La Joven
Screenwriter |
1960 | |||
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The First Time
Screenwriter |
1952 | |||
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He Ran All the Way
Screenwriter |
1951 | |||
The Prowler
Screenwriter |
1951 | |||
A Woman of Distinction
Screenwriter |
1950 | |||
Eye Witness
Screenwriter |
1949 | |||
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Roughshod
Screenwriter |
1949 | |||
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From This Day Forward
Screenwriter |
1946 | |||
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Miss Susie Slagle's
Screenwriter |
1945 | |||
The Southerner
Screenwriter |
1945 | |||
Lassie Come Home
Screenwriter |
1943 | |||
A Yank on the Burma Road
Screenwriter |
1942 | |||
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The Omaha Trail
Screenwriter |
1942 | |||
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Barnacle Bill
Screenwriter |
1941 | |||
Edison, the Man
Screenwriter |
1940 | |||
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Wyoming
Screenwriter |
1940 | |||
Young Tom Edison
Screenwriter |
1940 | |||
Society Lawyer
Screenwriter |
1939 | |||
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Screenwriter |
1939 | |||
A Christmas Carol
Screenwriter |
1938 | |||
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The Big City
Screenwriter |
1937 |
