Harry Kurnitz

Harry Kurnitz

Deceased · Born: Jan 5, 1908 · Died: Mar 18, 1968

Personal Details

BornJan 5, 1908 New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Harry Kurnitz, a seasoned journalist by trade, made the bold decision to leave his mark on the vibrant city of Hollywood in 1938, having been handpicked to adapt his own life story into a screenplay, aptly titled "Fast Company". Little did anyone know that this would merely be the starting point for a remarkable career as a screenwriter, with Kurnitz going on to craft an impressive array of cinematic masterpieces, spanning genres from the swashbuckling adventures of Errol Flynn to the side-splitting comedies of Danny Kaye.

Not content to rest on his laurels, Kurnitz also found the time and inspiration to flourish as a novelist and playwright, penning critically acclaimed works such as "A Shot in the Dark" and "Once More with Feeling", a testament to his boundless creative energy and versatility.

Career

{"id":162571,"title":"Witness for the Prosecution","year":"1982","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/witness-for-the-prosecution-1982","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_162571.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_162571.jpg"},"released":1}
1982
{"id":18581,"title":"How to Steal a Million","year":"1966","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/how-to-steal-a-million","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/tahgl9ubt040.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/tahgl9ubt040.jpg"},"released":1}
1966
{"id":87815,"title":"Goodbye Charlie","year":"1964","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/goodbye-charlie","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_87815.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_87815.jpg"},"released":1}
1964
Goodbye Charlie
Goodbye Charlie as Screenplay
{"id":14432,"title":"Hatari!","year":"1962","job":"Story","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/hatari","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6577d2kmk1b0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6577d2kmk1b0.jpg"},"released":1}
1962
Hatari!
Hatari! as Story
{"id":66266,"title":"Surprise Package","year":"1960","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/surprise-package","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_66266.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_66266.jpg"},"released":1}
1960
Surprise Package
Surprise Package as Screenplay
{"id":66281,"title":"Once More, with Feeling!","year":"1960","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/once-more-with-feeling-1960","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_66281.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_66281.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":10442,"title":"Witness for the Prosecution","year":"1957","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/witness-for-the-prosecution","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/670qh58gb770.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/670qh58gb770.jpg"},"released":1}
1957
{"id":66832,"title":"The Happy Road","year":"1957","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-happy-road","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_66832.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_66832.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":32136,"title":"Land of the Pharaohs","year":"1955","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/land-of-the-pharaohs","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/uuh6smg2tuc0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/uuh6smg2tuc0.jpg"},"released":1}
1955
{"id":82628,"title":"The Love Lottery","year":"1954","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-love-lottery","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_82628.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_82628.jpg"},"released":1}
1954
The Love Lottery
The Love Lottery as Screenplay
{"id":67483,"title":"Melba","year":"1953","job":"Screenplay, Story","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/melba","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_67483.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_67483.jpg"},"released":1}
1953
Melba
Melba as Screenplay, Story
{"id":67645,"title":"The Man Between","year":"1953","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-man-between","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_67645.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_67645.jpg"},"released":1}
The Man Between
The Man Between as Screenplay
{"id":174283,"title":"Tonight We Sing","year":"1953","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/tonight-we-sing","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_174283.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_174283.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":174524,"title":"Of Men and Music","year":"1951","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/of-men-and-music","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_174524.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_174524.jpg"},"released":1}
1951
{"id":68824,"title":"Pretty Baby","year":"1950","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/pretty-baby-1950","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_68824.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_68824.jpg"},"released":1}
1950
Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby as Screenplay
{"id":69114,"title":"My Dream Is Yours","year":"1949","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/my-dream-is-yours","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_69114.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_69114.jpg"},"released":1}
1949
My Dream Is Yours
My Dream Is Yours as Screenplay
{"id":82825,"title":"The Inspector General","year":"1949","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-inspector-general","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_82825.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_82825.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":174669,"title":"A Kiss in the Dark","year":"1949","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/a-kiss-in-the-dark","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_174669.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_174669.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":14361,"title":"One Touch of Venus","year":"1948","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/one-touch-of-venus","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_14361.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_14361.jpg"},"released":1}
1948
{"id":69273,"title":"Adventures of Don Juan","year":"1948","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/adventures-of-don-juan","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_69273.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_69273.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":69796,"title":"The Web","year":"1947","job":"Story","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-web","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/47h25nrh5100.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/47h25nrh5100.jpg"},"released":1}
1947
The Web
The Web as Story
{"id":69798,"title":"Something in the Wind","year":"1947","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/something-in-the-wind","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_69798.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_69798.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":70215,"title":"What Next, Corporal Hargrove?","year":"1945","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/what-next-corporal-hargrove","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_70215.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_70215.jpg"},"released":1}
1945
{"id":14882,"title":"The Thin Man Goes Home","year":"1944","job":"Story","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/the-thin-man-goes-home","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_14882.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_14882.jpg"},"released":1}
1944
{"id":70477,"title":"See Here, Private Hargrove","year":"1944","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/see-here-private-hargrove","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_70477.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_70477.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":70844,"title":"They Got Me Covered","year":"1943","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/they-got-me-covered","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_70844.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_70844.jpg"},"released":1}
1943
{"id":71283,"title":"Pacific Rendezvous","year":"1942","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/pacific-rendezvous","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_71283.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_71283.jpg"},"released":1}
1942
{"id":14884,"title":"Shadow of the Thin Man","year":"1941","job":"Screenplay, Story","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/shadow-of-the-thin-man","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_14884.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_14884.jpg"},"released":1}
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man as Screenplay, Story
{"id":14202,"title":"I Love You Again","year":"1940","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/i-love-you-again","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_14202.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_14202.jpg"},"released":1}
1940
I Love You Again
I Love You Again as Screenplay
{"id":72166,"title":"Fast and Furious","year":"1939","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/fast-and-furious","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_72166.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_72166.jpg"},"released":1}
1939
Fast and Furious
Fast and Furious as Screenplay
{"id":95238,"title":"Fast and Loose","year":"1939","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/fast-and-loose-1939","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_95238.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_95238.jpg"},"released":1}
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose as Screenplay
{"id":72567,"title":"Fast Company","year":"1938","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamfind.com\/us\/movie\/fast-company-1938","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_72567.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamfind.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_72567.jpg"},"released":1}
1938
Fast Company
Fast Company as Screenplay