James Poe
Writing

James Poe

Born 1921-10-04 · Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA · Died 1980-01-24

James Poe was an American film and television screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the movies Around the World in 80 Days for which he jointly won an Academy Award in 1956, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Summer and Smoke, Lilies of the Field, and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.

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Known for

Around the World in Eighty Days★ 6.7Viewing moment
Around the World in Eighty Days
1956
Last Train from Gun Hill★ 7Viewing moment
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
The Bedford Incident★ 6.9Viewing moment
The Bedford Incident
1965
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof★ 7.6Viewing moment
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?★ 7.7Viewing moment
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
Attack★ 6.8Viewing moment
Attack
1956
The Big Knife★ 5.9Viewing moment
The Big Knife
1955
Lilies of the Field★ 7.4Viewing moment
Lilies of the Field
1963
Summer and Smoke★ 7Viewing moment
Summer and Smoke
1961
Scandal Sheet★ 7Viewing moment
Scandal Sheet
1952
Without Honor★ 5.1Viewing moment
Without Honor
1949
Toys in the Attic★ 6.3Viewing moment
Toys in the Attic
1963
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb★ 5.5Viewing moment
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980
The Gathering★ 7Viewing moment
The Gathering
1977
The NightmanViewing moment
The Nightman
1992
Hot Spell★ 5.7Viewing moment
Hot Spell
1958
Paula★ 6.5Viewing moment
Paula
1952
A Slight Case of Larceny★ 4Viewing moment
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953
Riot★ 5.5Viewing moment
Riot
1969
The Gathering, Part IIViewing moment
The Gathering, Part II
1979
Sanctuary★ 6.5Viewing moment
Sanctuary
1961

Frequent collaborators

Strother MartinStrother MartinEarl HollimanEarl HollimanBill WalkerBill WalkerEdith HeadEdith HeadGertrude AstorGertrude AstorHal B. WallisHal B. WallisGeorge DuningGeorge DuningBruce DavisonBruce Davison