Oscar-nominated Screenwriter who received four nominations in the same category -- Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) -- during the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930.
He grew up in Salt Lake City, the mormon capital of the nation.
He wrote over 80 films between 1913 and 1929.
He never married.
Like Writer Larry McMurty, he was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Adapted screenplay category.
