James Poe
Writing

James Poe

Born 1921-10-04 · Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA · Died 1980-01-24

James Poe was an American film and television screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the movies Around the World in 80 Days for which he jointly won an Academy Award in 1956, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Summer and Smoke, Lilies of the Field, and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.

Known for

Around the World in Eighty Days★ 6.7
Around the World in Eighty Days
1956
Last Train from Gun Hill★ 7
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof★ 7.6
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958
The Bedford Incident★ 6.9
The Bedford Incident
1965
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?★ 7.7
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
Attack★ 6.8
Attack
1956
The Big Knife★ 5.9
The Big Knife
1955
Lilies of the Field★ 7.4
Lilies of the Field
1963
Summer and Smoke★ 7
Summer and Smoke
1961
Scandal Sheet★ 7
Scandal Sheet
1952
Without Honor★ 5.1
Without Honor
1949
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb★ 5.5
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980
Toys in the Attic★ 6.3
Toys in the Attic
1963
The Gathering★ 7
The Gathering
1977
The Nightman
The Nightman
1992
Hot Spell★ 5.7
Hot Spell
1958
Paula★ 6.5
Paula
1952
A Slight Case of Larceny★ 4
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953
Riot★ 5.5
Riot
1969
The Gathering, Part II
The Gathering, Part II
1979
Sanctuary★ 6.5
Sanctuary
1961