Jay Dratler was born in 1911 in New York City. After attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the late 1920s, he transferred to a college in France where he became fluent in French and German. Cashing in on his exceptional language skills on his return to the United States, he become a successful screenwriter and novelist. He was considered very influential during the classic era of film noir in the 1940s.

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  • Jay Dratler was born in 1911 in New York City. After attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the late 1920s, he transferred to a college in France where he became fluent in French and German. Cashing in on his exceptional language skills on his return to the United States, he become a successful screenwriter and novelist. He was considered very influential during the classic era of film noir in the 1940s. His films include Call Northside 777, The Dark Corner, I Aim at the Stars, and Laura. He won an Academy Award for Call Northside 777 and was nominated for his writing on Laura. Dratler died in 1968. His son, Jay Dratler, Jr. , became a professor of law.
  • Jay Dratler est un scénariste américain né le 14 septembre 1911 à New York, New York, décédé le 21 septembre 1968 à Mexico.
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  • Jay Dratler was born in 1911 in New York City. After attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the late 1920s, he transferred to a college in France where he became fluent in French and German. Cashing in on his exceptional language skills on his return to the United States, he become a successful screenwriter and novelist. He was considered very influential during the classic era of film noir in the 1940s.
  • Jay Dratler est un scénariste américain né le 14 septembre 1911 à New York, New York, décédé le 21 septembre 1968 à Mexico.
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