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W.L. River(1903-1981)

  • Writer
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W.L. River was born on 15 December 1903 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942), The Great Man's Lady (1941) and Reaching for the Sun (1941). He died on 1 November 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 15, 1903
DiedNovember 1, 1981(77)
BornDecember 15, 1903
DiedNovember 1, 1981(77)
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Known for

Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor in The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942)
The Adventures of Martin Eden
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1942
Barbara Stanwyck, Brian Donlevy, and Joel McCrea in The Great Man's Lady (1941)
The Great Man's Lady
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1941
Eddie Bracken, Ellen Drew, and Joel McCrea in Reaching for the Sun (1941)
Reaching for the Sun
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1941
Wallace Beery, John Gilbert, and Leila Hyams in Way for a Sailor (1930)
Way for a Sailor
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1930

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  • Harry Carey, Betty Field, and Joel McCrea in The Great Moment (1944)
    The Great Moment
    6.2
    • Writer (1939 version, uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Linda Darnell, Leslie Brooks, Doris Dudley, Glenda Farrell, and Constance Worth in City Without Men (1943)
    City Without Men
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor in The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942)
    The Adventures of Martin Eden
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Brian Donlevy, and Joel McCrea in The Great Man's Lady (1941)
    The Great Man's Lady
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Eddie Bracken, Ellen Drew, and Joel McCrea in Reaching for the Sun (1941)
    Reaching for the Sun
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Wallace Beery, John Gilbert, and Leila Hyams in Way for a Sailor (1930)
    Way for a Sailor
    5.7
    • scenario and dialogue
    • 1930
  • Wallace Beery, Johnny Mack Brown, and Kay Johnson in Billy the Kid (1930)
    Billy the Kid
    6.0
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • William Haines and Anita Page in Navy Blues (1929)
    Navy Blues
    5.5
    • dialogue
    • 1929

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Leslie River
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • December 15, 1903
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • November 1, 1981
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Novel (as Walter Leslie River): "Death of a Young Man".

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    He was blacklisted during the anticommunist crusade.

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