Garrett Fort
Screenwriter
Died when: 45 years 143 days (544 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Garrett Elsden Fort (June 5, 1900 – October 26, 1945) was an American short story writer, playwright, and Hollywood screenwriter.He was also a close follower of Meher Baba.
Fort made his screenwriting debut with the silent film, One of the Finest (1917).Early in his career, Fort co-wrote the Broadway play Jarnegan (1928), based on the novel by Jim Tully.
Fort's first talkie effort was the ground-breaking Rouben Mamoulian production Applause (1929).In 2006 Applause was recognized as a culturally, historically and aesthetically significant film by the National Film Registry.
Fort was adept at alternating horrific highlights with bits of unexpected humor.As a screenwriter he is best remembered for his work on the original screen adaptations of such horror / melodrama films as Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), Dracula's Daughter (1936), and The Mark of Zorro (1940).
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