Philip G. Epstein was an American screenwriter most known for his adaptation in partnership with his twin brother, Julius, and others of the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's that became the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film Casablanca (1942). Epstein was born in New York City and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His father was a livery stable owner in the days when horses were still common on the streets of the city.

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  • Philip G. Epstein was an American screenwriter most known for his adaptation in partnership with his twin brother, Julius, and others of the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's that became the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film Casablanca (1942). Epstein was born in New York City and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His father was a livery stable owner in the days when horses were still common on the streets of the city. He attended Pennsylvania State College, earning his degree in 1931. Jack Warner, head of Warner Brothers, had a love-hate relationship with the writing duo of the Epstein brothers. He could not argue with their commercial success, but he deplored their pranks, their work habits and the hours they kept. He consistently butted heads with the two. In 1952, Warner gave the brothers' names to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). They never testified before the committee, but on a HUAC questionairre, when asked if they ever were members of a "subversive organization," they wrote-in, "Yes. Warner Brothers. " Epstein died of cancer in Hollywood, California in 1952 at the age of 42. His son Leslie Epstein directs the creative writing program at Boston University and is an accomplished novelist. His grandson Theo Epstein is the general manager of the Boston Red Sox. His granddaughter Anya Epstein is a screenwriter.
  • Philip G. Epstein war ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor. Er arbeitete häufig mit seinem eineiigen Zwillingsbruder Julius J. Epstein zusammen und adaptierte vor allem Bücher anderer Autoren für die Leinwand.
  • Nel 1944 vinse, insieme al fratello Julius, l'Oscar alla migliore sceneggiatura non originale per il film Casablanca.
  • Philip G. Epstein var en amerikansk manusforfatter, best kjent for sitt arbeid – i samarbeid med tvillingbroren Julius med fler – med filmatiseringen av teaterstykket Everybody Comes to Rick's til den Oscar-belønte filmen Casablanca. Epstein døde av kreft i Hollywood i 1952, bare 42 år gammel.
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  • Philip G. Epstein was an American screenwriter most known for his adaptation in partnership with his twin brother, Julius, and others of the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's that became the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film Casablanca (1942). Epstein was born in New York City and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His father was a livery stable owner in the days when horses were still common on the streets of the city.
  • Philip G. Epstein war ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor. Er arbeitete häufig mit seinem eineiigen Zwillingsbruder Julius J. Epstein zusammen und adaptierte vor allem Bücher anderer Autoren für die Leinwand.
  • Nel 1944 vinse, insieme al fratello Julius, l'Oscar alla migliore sceneggiatura non originale per il film Casablanca.
  • Philip G. Epstein var en amerikansk manusforfatter, best kjent for sitt arbeid – i samarbeid med tvillingbroren Julius med fler – med filmatiseringen av teaterstykket Everybody Comes to Rick's til den Oscar-belønte filmen Casablanca. Epstein døde av kreft i Hollywood i 1952, bare 42 år gammel.
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