Anthony Veiller

Anthony Veiller
Born(1903-06-23)June 23, 1903
New York, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 27, 1965(1965-06-27) (aged 62)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeSt. Mary Churchyard, Bepton, West Sussex, England
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • film producer
Years active1934–1964
Parent(s)Bayard Veiller
Margaret Wycherly

Anthony Veiller (23 June 1903 – 27 June 1965) was an American screenwriter and film producer, who wrote for 41 films between 1934 and 1964. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Stage Door (1937) and The Killers (1946).

Early life and education

Veiller was born on 23 June 1903 in New York City to playwright and screenwriter Bayard Veiller and English-born actress Margaret Wycherly. He studied at Antioch College[1] and Union College, before moving to Hollywood in 1930.[2]

Career

Veiller was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. In 1937, he co-wrote (with Morrie Ryskind) the screenplay for Stage Door, starring Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers and Adolphe Menjou. This loose adaptation of the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Veiller was also Oscar-nominated for writing (with uncredited help from John Huston and Richard Brooks) The Killers (1946), an adaptation of the short story by Ernest Hemingway. The film introduced Burt Lancaster to filmgoers, and won an Edgar Award as best mystery film of 1946. In 2008, it was included in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

During the Second World War he worked with Frank Capra on several films in the documentary/propaganda film series collectively titled Why We Fight. In 1946 (the same year as The Killers), Veiller co-wrote The Stranger, directed by and starring Orson Welles. For State of the Union (1948), again directed by Capra, Veiller was credited as co-producer as well as co-writer. Veiller worked with director John Huston on several films: Moulin Rouge (1952), Beat the Devil (1953), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), and The Night of the Iguana (1964), the film of the Tennessee Williams play that became Veiller's final screen credit.

Death

Veiller died on 27 June 1965 of cancer in Hollywood, California.[2]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Work Result
Academy Award[3] 1938 Best Adapted Screenplay Stage Door Nominated
1947 The Killers Nominated
Edgar Award 1947 Best Motion Picture Screenplay Nominated
1964 The List of Adrian Messenger Nominated
Writers Guild of America Award 1953 Best Written American Drama Moulin Rouge Nominated
1965 The Night of the Iguana Nominated

References

  1. ^ van Minnen, Cornelis A. (2005), van Minnen, Cornelis A. (ed.), "The Breakthrough (1921–1922)", Van Loon: Popular Historian, Journalist, and FDR Confidant, New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, pp. 73–82, doi:10.1057/9781403977144_9, ISBN 978-1-4039-7714-4, retrieved 2026-02-06{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  2. ^ a b "Anthony Veiller, 62, Wrote Screenplays". The New York Times. June 29, 1965. Retrieved 2012-11-16. Anthony Veiller, screen writer, died yesterday of cancer at the age of 62. Veiller, who was born in New York, came to Hollywood in 1930 as a writer. ...
  3. ^ "Academy Award Person Data". www.atogt.com. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
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