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{{Short description|Austrian-American screenwriter (1891–1979)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = George Froeschel
| name = George Froeschel
| image = Froeschel-george-in-50-jahre-ullstein-1877-1927-berlin-ullstein-1927-s301.jpg
| caption = Georg Fröschel
| native_name = Georg Fröschel
| native_name = Georg Fröschel
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1891|03|09}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1891|03|09}}
| birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
| birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1979|11|22|1891|03|09}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1979|11|22|1891|03|09}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| resting_place = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]]
| resting_place = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]]
| occupation = [[Novelist]] & [[Screenwriter]]
| occupation = Novelist & Screenwriter
| years_active = 1919–1960
| years_active = 1919–1960
}}
}}
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'''George Froeschel''' (9 March 1891 – 22 November 1979) was an Austrian novelist and screenwriter. In 1943, he received two [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Academy Award]] nominations for co-writing screenplays for ''[[Mrs. Miniver]]'' and ''[[Random Harvest (film)|Random Harvest]]''. He won the Academy Award for ''Mrs. Miniver''.

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'''George Froeschel''' (9 March 1891 – 22 November 1979) was an [[Austrian Americans|Austrian-American]] novelist and screenwriter. In 1943, he received two [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Academy Award]] nominations for co-writing screenplays for ''[[Mrs. Miniver]]'' and ''[[Random Harvest (film)|Random Harvest]]'', winning for the former of which.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Georg Froeschel was born in 1891, the son of a Jewish banker in [[Vienna]]. He wrote his first novel during his time at grammar school, ''Ein Protest'' (''A Protest''). After his postgraduate studies he was [[Doctor of Laws]]. In [[World War I]] he wrote reports for the [[k.u.k.]] army. Following he wrote several novels, of which some were adapted for films in the 1920s. In the 1920s he worked for the [[Ullstein-Verlag]] in [[Berlin]].
Georg Froeschel was born in 1891, the son of a Jewish banker in [[Vienna]]. He wrote his first novel during his time at grammar school, ''Ein Protest'' (''A Protest''). After his postgraduate studies he was [[Doctor of Laws]]. In [[World War I]] he wrote reports for the [[k.u.k.]] army. Following he wrote several novels, of which some were adapted for films in the 1920s. In the 1920s he worked for the [[Ullstein-Verlag]] in [[Berlin]].{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}


In 1936 he emigrated to the United States, where he first worked in the editorial office of [[Chicago]]'s ''Coronet'' magazine. His efforts to find a job in Hollywood's [[film industry]] were not successful until April 1939, when [[Sidney Franklin (director)|Sidney Franklin]] of [[MGM]] engaged him as screenwriter.
In 1936 he emigrated to the United States, where he first worked in the editorial office of [[Chicago]]'s ''Coronet'' magazine. His efforts to find a job in Hollywood's [[film industry]] were not successful until April 1939, when [[Sidney Franklin (director)|Sidney Franklin]] of [[MGM]] engaged him as screenwriter.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}


==Films==
==Films==
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* 1927: ''Der Anwalt des Herzens'' (GER, [[Wilhelm Thiele]]; based on a novel by G. Froeschel)
* 1927: ''Der Anwalt des Herzens'' (GER, [[Wilhelm Thiele]]; based on a novel by G. Froeschel)
* 1928: ''Weib in Flammen'' (GER, [[Max Reichmann]]; based on a novel by G. Froeschel)
* 1928: ''Weib in Flammen'' (GER, [[Max Reichmann]]; based on a novel by G. Froeschel)
* 1929: ''Skandal in Baden-Baden'' (GER, [[Erich Waschneck]]; based on a novel by G. Froeschel)
* 1929: ''[[Scandal in Baden-Baden]]'' (GER, [[Erich Waschneck]]; based on a novel by G. Froeschel)

===Screenwriter===
===Screenwriter===
* 1923: ''[[Nora (1923 film)|Nora]]'' (GER, [[Berthold Viertel]])
* 1923: ''[[Nora (1923 film)|Nora]]'' (GER, [[Berthold Viertel]])
* 1940: ''[[Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)|Waterloo Bridge]]'' (United States, [[Mervyn LeRoy]])
* 1940: ''[[Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)|Waterloo Bridge]]'' (United States, [[Mervyn LeRoy]])
* 1940: ''The Mortal Storm'' (United States, [[Frank Borzage]])
* 1940: ''[[The Mortal Storm]]'' (United States, [[Frank Borzage]])
* 1942: ''[[Mrs. Miniver]]'' (United States, [[William Wyler]])
* 1942: ''[[Mrs. Miniver]]'' (United States, [[William Wyler]])
* 1942: ''[[Random Harvest (film)|Random Harvest]]'' (United States, Mervyn LeRoy)
* 1942: ''[[Random Harvest (film)|Random Harvest]]'' (United States, Mervyn LeRoy)
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* 1960: ''[[I Aim at the Stars]]'' (United States/GER, [[J. Lee Thompson]])
* 1960: ''[[I Aim at the Stars]]'' (United States/GER, [[J. Lee Thompson]])


==Awards==
==Awards and nominations==
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Froeschel won the [[Academy Award]] for Best Writing, Screenplay for the 1942 film ''[[Mrs. Miniver (film)|Mrs. Miniver]]'' (along with co-writers [[James Hilton (novelist)|James Hilton]], [[Claudine West]], and [[Arthur Wimperis]]).
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! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
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| rowspan="2"| 1943
| rowspan="2"| [[15th Academy Awards]]
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| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] {{small|(shared with [[James Hilton (novelist)|James Hilton]], [[Claudine West]] and [[Arthur Wimperis]])}}
| {{center|''[[Mrs. Miniver]]''}}
| {{Won}}
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| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] {{small|(shared with [[Claudine West]] and [[Arthur Wimperis]])}}
| {{center|''[[Random Harvest (film)|Random Harvest]]''}}
| {{Nom}}
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| rowspan="2"| 1949
| rowspan="2"| [[Writers Guild of America Awards 1948|1st Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| Best Written Film Concerning American Scene {{small|(shared with William R. Laidlaw)}}
| rowspan="2"| {{center|''[[Command Decision (film)|Command Decision]]''}}
| {{Nom}}
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| Best Written Drama {{small|(shared with William R. Laidlaw)}}
| {{Nom}}
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| 1959
| [[Writers Guild of America Awards 1958|11th Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| Best Written American Comedy {{small|(shared with [[S. N. Behrman]])}}
| {{center|''[[Me and the Colonel]]''}}
| {{Won}}
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|}


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 06:34, 24 August 2023

George Froeschel
Georg Fröschel
Georg Fröschel
Born(1891-03-09)9 March 1891
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died22 November 1979(1979-11-22) (aged 88)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
OccupationNovelist & Screenwriter
Years active1919–1960

George Froeschel (9 March 1891 – 22 November 1979) was an Austrian novelist and screenwriter. In 1943, he received two Academy Award nominations for co-writing screenplays for Mrs. Miniver and Random Harvest. He won the Academy Award for Mrs. Miniver.

Biography

Georg Froeschel was born in 1891, the son of a Jewish banker in Vienna. He wrote his first novel during his time at grammar school, Ein Protest (A Protest). After his postgraduate studies he was Doctor of Laws. In World War I he wrote reports for the k.u.k. army. Following he wrote several novels, of which some were adapted for films in the 1920s. In the 1920s he worked for the Ullstein-Verlag in Berlin.[citation needed]

In 1936 he emigrated to the United States, where he first worked in the editorial office of Chicago's Coronet magazine. His efforts to find a job in Hollywood's film industry were not successful until April 1939, when Sidney Franklin of MGM engaged him as screenwriter.[citation needed]

Films

Screenwriter

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1943 15th Academy Awards Best Screenplay (shared with James Hilton, Claudine West and Arthur Wimperis)
Mrs. Miniver
 Won
Best Screenplay (shared with Claudine West and Arthur Wimperis)
Random Harvest
 Nominated
1949 1st Writers Guild of America Awards Best Written Film Concerning American Scene (shared with William R. Laidlaw)
Command Decision
 Nominated
Best Written Drama (shared with William R. Laidlaw) Nominated
1959 11th Writers Guild of America Awards Best Written American Comedy (shared with S. N. Behrman)
Me and the Colonel
 Won

References

  • Rudolf Ulrich: Österreicher in Hollywood. Verlag Filmarchiv Austria, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-901932-29-1, p. 148 and 149 (German)

External links

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