Joseph W. Farnham
Born
Joseph White Farnham

(1884-12-02)December 2, 1884
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedJune 2, 1931(1931-06-02) (aged 46)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Burial placeForest Lawn Memorial Park
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1918–1930

Joseph White Farnham (December 2, 1884 – June 2, 1931) was an American playwright, film writer, and film editor of the silent movie era in the 1920s. He was also a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Biography

Born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1884, Farnham got his start in film through his business relationship with theatre impresarios Gustave and Daniel Frohman who owned The Frohman Amusement Corp. The Big Parade is probably the most famous of his works adapted to film. In the 1st Academy Awards of 1929, nominees could be considered for an Oscar for an award on the basis of multiple films within the year. Joseph won his Best Writing - Title Cards award for the films The Fair Co-Ed; Laugh, Clown, Laugh; and Telling the World.[1] This was the only year that an Oscar for title cards would be awarded.

Joseph Farnham was the very first Academy Award winner to die. He died in 1931 of a heart attack while living in Los Angeles and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ "The 1st Academy Awards (1929) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 17, 2019.


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