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Garrett Elsden Fort (June 5, 1900 – October 26, 1945) was an American short story writer, playwright, and Hollywood screenwriter.
Garrett Fort. Writer: Frankenstein. Garrett Fort was an American playwright, screenwriter, and short story writer from New York City. He had an active writing career from the early 1920s to his death in the mid-1940s.
Despite his successful career, Fort struggled with personal issues and passed away relatively young. His legacy, however, continues to influence writers and filmmakers to this day. 5 Interesting Facts about Garrett Fort. 1. Garrett Fort co-wrote the screenplay for the 1931 classic horror film “Dracula,” which starred Bela Lugosi. 2.
Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort, the film stars Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden in the title role, and Marguerite Churchill, and features, as the only cast member to return from the original, Edward Van Sloan – although his character's name was altered from "Van Helsing" to " Von Helsing".
Dracula screenwriter Garrett Fort joined the project and wrote the first draft of the screenplay, assuming that Robert Florey would direct and that Hungarian actor and Dracula -star Bela Lugosi would take on the leading role—the one of Frankenstein, not the Monster.
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Garrett Elsden Fort (June 5, 1900 – October 26, 1945) was an American short story writer, playwright, and Hollywood screenwriter. He was also a close follower of Meher Baba. Fort made his screenwriting debut with the silent film, One of the Finest (1917).
