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Jo Swerling (Joseph Swerling) was born on 18 April, 1893 in Berdichev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine], is a Writer, Script Department. Discover Jo Swerling's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Jo Swerling networth?

Popular As Joseph Swerling
Occupation writer,script_department
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 18 April 1893
Birthday 18 April
Birthplace Berdichev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine]
Date of death 23 October, 1964
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality Ukraine

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Jo Swerling Height, Weight & Measurements

At 71 years old, Jo Swerling height is 5' 9" (1.75 m) .

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Height 5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Who Is Jo Swerling's Wife?

His wife is Florence Manson (1930 - 23 October 1964) ( his death) ( 2 children), Marcia Katherine Moore (17 December 1919 - 20 May 1930) ( divorced)

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Wife Florence Manson (1930 - 23 October 1964) ( his death) ( 2 children), Marcia Katherine Moore (17 December 1919 - 20 May 1930) ( divorced)
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Jo Swerling Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jo Swerling worth at the age of 71 years old? Jo Swerling’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from Ukraine. We have estimated Jo Swerling's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Gone with the Wind (1939)$1,250

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1961

)Swerling worked on scores of films before he received his last screen credit for King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961) in 1961.

1955

Swerling's greatest professional success came when he returned to Broadway, co-writing the book for the classic musical Guys and Dolls (1955) with Abe Burrows, for which he shared the Tony and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards for Best Musical.

The screenplay for the 1955 movie adaptation was written by director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, whose brother Herman J.

1951

Won two Tony Awards in 1951 with collaborator Abe Burrows for "Guys and Dolls": as Best Authors (Musical) and as authors of the book of the Best Musical winner.

1950

The show was a smash, running from November 1950 to November 1953 for a total of 1,200 performances.

1946

(Jo would work on the screenplay for Capra's classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), providing additional scenes.

1943

Mankiewicz shared an Oscar nod for Best Screenplay in 1943 with Swerling.

1942

He received his sole Oscar nomination for The Pride of the Yankees (1942).

1939

He was one of the many screenwriters, including Ben Hecht, who worked uncredited on the Oscar-winning Gone with the Wind (1939) screenplay (won by Sidney Howard).

1931

He became a playwright, like other famous journalists of the era (most notably Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur of The Front Page (1931) fame).

1930

Columbia Pictures, the premier studio on Hollywood's "Poverty Row", hired Swerling, and his first screen credit was for the screenplay for Frank Capra's Ladies of Leisure (1930).

He would received screen credit on Capra's next five films in the period 1930-32, before Capra turned to Robert Riskin as his main collaborator.

1929

It ran for 120 performances in February through June 1929.

Wall Street famously laid an egg in October 1929, and Swerling would not be back on Broadway for 21 years. Hollywood beckoned.

In 1929, Universal adapted his play "The Understander" into the movie Melody Lane (1929) while Paramount released The Kibitzer (1930) the following year (without the participation of Edward G. Robinson).

1927

Swerling's first legitimate production on the Great White Way was the musical-revue "The New Yorkers", which ran for a then-respectable 52 performances in March and April 1927. Swerling wrote the book and the lyrics for the songs. His next foray on Broadway was the more successful "Kibitzer", an original comedy he co-wrote with Edward G. Robinson (who also co-starred in the show).

1921

Swerling wrote the stage show "Street Cinderella" for the The Marx Brothers and the screenplay for their first film, the 1921 comedy short Humor Risk (1921), starring Chico, Groucho, Harpo and Zeppo. Groucho supposedly hated it so much, he burned the negative. The movie was never released.

1920

Oscar-nominated Hollywood screenwriter Jo Swerling, who also was a Tony Award-winning Broadway writer and lyricist, was born in Berdichev, Ukraine in what was then the Russian Empire. His family emigrated from Czarist Russia and he grew up on the Lower East Side in New York City. From a youthful job peddling newspapers, he worked his way up to becoming a journalist, working on newspapers and magazines in the 1920s, including the prestigious "Vanity Fair".