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James Ashmore Creelman(1894-1941)

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James Ashmore Creelman was born on 21 September 1894 in Marietta, Ohio, USA. James Ashmore was a writer and director, known for King Kong (1933), King Kong (1976) and The Most Dangerous Game (1932). James Ashmore died on 9 September 1941 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornSeptember 21, 1894
DiedSeptember 9, 1941(46)
BornSeptember 21, 1894
DiedSeptember 9, 1941(46)
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Fay Wray and King Kong in King Kong (1933)
King Kong
7.9
  • Writer(as James Creelman)
  • 1933
King Kong (1976)
King Kong
6.0
  • Writer(as James Creelman)
  • 1976
Leslie Banks, Joel McCrea, and Fay Wray in The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
The Most Dangerous Game
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1932
Mary Brian in High Hat (1927)
High Hat
  • Writer
  • 1927

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  • Skull Island: Rise of Kong (2023)
    Skull Island: Rise of Kong
    1.9
    Video Game
    • based on characters created by
    • 2023
  • The Lost Spider Pit Sequence (2005)
    The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
    7.5
    Video
    • original film screenplay by
    • 2005
  • The Mighty Kong (1998)
    The Mighty Kong
    3.8
    • screenplay "King Kong" (uncredited)
    • 1998
  • King Kong (1976)
    King Kong
    6.0
    • based on the screenplay by (as James Creelman)
    • 1976
  • Charles Bickford, Frank Albertson, Leslie Fenton, and Elizabeth Young in East of Java (1935)
    East of Java
    6.9
    • screenplay (as James Creelman)
    • 1935
  • The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
    The Last Days of Pompeii
    6.4
    • original story by
    • 1935
  • These Thirty Years
    • story
    • 1934
  • Colleen Moore in Social Register (1934)
    Social Register
    6.5
    • dialogue (as James Creelman)
    • 1934
  • Fay Wray and King Kong in King Kong (1933)
    King Kong
    7.9
    • screen play (as James Creelman)
    • 1933
  • Leslie Banks, Joel McCrea, and Fay Wray in The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
    The Most Dangerous Game
    7.1
    • screen play
    • 1932
  • Miriam Hopkins and Jack Oakie in Dancers in the Dark (1932)
    Dancers in the Dark
    6.0
    • play "Jazz King"
    • 1932
  • Honor of the Family (1931)
    Honor of the Family
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • Leni Stengel, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)
    Half Shot at Sunrise
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Robert Armstrong and Louis Wolheim in Danger Lights (1930)
    Danger Lights
    6.1
    • story and dialogue
    • 1930
  • The Vagabond Lover (1929)
    The Vagabond Lover
    5.2
    • by
    • 1929

Director



  • Mary Brian in High Hat (1927)
    High Hat
    • Director
    • 1927

Editor



  • Pola Negri in Vendetta (1919)
    Vendetta
    • Editor (American version)
    • 1919

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    • Ashmore Creelman
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • September 21, 1894
    • Marietta, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • September 9, 1941
    • New York City, New York, USA(suicide)
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    Committed suicide by jumping from roof

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