Skip to main content
A
Writer 1900 - 1986

Allen Boretz

New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Allen Boretz (1900–1985), was an American songwriter, playwright and screenwriter. The great success of his and John Murray's Broadway hit Room Service (1937) led to offers from Hollywood, and he wrote and co-wrote screenplays from the... Read full bio →

Person Information

Full Name

Allen Boretz

Known For

Writing

Birthday

August 31st, 1900 00:00

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Died

May 21st, 1986 00:00 (aged 85)

TMDB ID

240838

IMDb ID

nm0096394

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Allen Boretz (1900–1985), was an American songwriter, playwright and screenwriter. The great success of his and John Murray's Broadway hit Room Service (1937) led to offers from Hollywood, and he wrote and co-wrote screenplays from the late 1930s through the 1940s.

His film credits include It Ain't Hay (1943), Step Lively (1944), Up in Arms (1944), The Princess and the Pirate (1944), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), Copacabana (1947), My Girl Tisa (1948), and Two Guys from Texas (1949). .

Boretz' screenwriting ended abruptly when he was blacklisted in the early 1950s. However, Room Service has never stopped being produced by professional and amateur theatrical companies throughout the world, and has been revived on Broadway several times.