Background
Dunne, Philip was born on February 11, 1908 in New York City. Son of Finley Peter and Margaret Ives (Abbott) Dunne.
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Dunne, Philip was born on February 11, 1908 in New York City. Son of Finley Peter and Margaret Ives (Abbott) Dunne.
Student, Harvard University, 1925-1929.
Reader, Fox Film Corporation, Los Angeles, 1930-1931; screenwriter, various studios, 1931-1941; writer, producer, director, 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, 1945-1965; writer, director, Universal Studio, Universal City, California, 1965-1970; columnist, Words by Wire Syndicate, 1982-1992; columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1988-1992; radio commentator, In the Public Interest, 1982-1992. Board of Governors Motion Picture Academy Arts and Sciences, 1946-1948. Chief production bureau motion pictures Office of War Information (overseas branch), 1942-1945.
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President Verde Valley School, Sedona, Arizona, 1965-1970. Vice chairman Democratic State Center Committee California, 1937-1941. Member Writers Guild American (Laurel award 1961, Valentine Davies award 1974), Directors Guild American, Producers Guild American, Screen Writers Guild (vice president 1938-1940), Dramatists Guild, National Audubon Society, Nature Conservancy Association, American Civil Liberties Union.
Son of Finley Peter and Margaret Ives (Abbott) D. M. Amanda Duff, July 15, 1939. Children: Miranda, Philippa, Jessica.