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John Grant(1891-1955)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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John Grant was born on 27 December 1891 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952), Here Come the Co-eds (1945) and The Naughty Nineties (1945). He died on 19 November 1955 in Palm Desert, California, USA.
BornDecember 27, 1891
DiedNovember 19, 1955(63)
BornDecember 27, 1891
DiedNovember 19, 1955(63)
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Charles Laughton, Bud Abbott, Hillary Brooke, Lou Costello, and Fran Warren in Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1952
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Martha O'Driscoll, and Peggy Ryan in Here Come the Co-eds (1945)
Here Come the Co-eds
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1945
Bud Abbott, Lois Collier, Lou Costello, Alan Curtis, Rita Johnson, Joe Sawyer, and Henry Travers in The Naughty Nineties (1945)
The Naughty Nineties
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1945
Boris Karloff, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Helen Westcott in Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1953

Credits

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Writer

  • Who's on First?!!? The Animated Version (2020)
    Who's on First?!!? The Animated Version
    8.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2020
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Eddie Parker, and Marie Windsor in Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
    Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
    The Colgate Comedy Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • additional dialogue
    • 1952–1955
  • Bud Abbott, Lynn Bari, Fred Clark, and Lou Costello in Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
    Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Oh, My Achin' Tooth!
    7.4
    Short
    • scenes and dialogue
    • 1954
  • Champs of the Chase
    Short
    • scenes and dialogue
    • 1954
  • Buddy Hackett, Spike Jones, Adele Jergens, and Hugh O'Brian in Fireman Save My Child (1954)
    Fireman Save My Child
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Boris Karloff, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Helen Westcott in Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
    Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Anita Ekberg, Bud Abbott, Mari Blanchard, Lou Costello, and Jean Willes in Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
    Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Charles Laughton, Bud Abbott, Hillary Brooke, Lou Costello, and Fran Warren in Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
    Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
    5.7
    • written by
    • 1952
  • James Best, Oliver Blake, Zachary Charles, Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, Lori Nelson, and Emory Parnell in Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
    Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Sailor Beware (1952)
    Sailor Beware
    6.2
    • additional dialogue
    • 1952
  • Yuletide Variety
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Dorothy Shay in Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
    Comin' Round the Mountain
    6.3
    • additional dialogue
    • 1951
  • Will Geer, Helena Carter, John Emery, and Donald O'Connor in Double Crossbones (1951)
    Double Crossbones
    6.0
    • additional dialogue
    • 1951

Producer

  • Bud Abbott, Lois Collier, Lou Costello, Alan Curtis, Rita Johnson, Joe Sawyer, and Henry Travers in The Naughty Nineties (1945)
    The Naughty Nineties
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Martha O'Driscoll, and Peggy Ryan in Here Come the Co-eds (1945)
    Here Come the Co-eds
    6.6
    • associate producer
    • 1945
  • Turhan Bey, Susanna Foster, Maria Montez, and Jack Oakie in Bowery to Broadway (1944)
    Bowery to Broadway
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ann Gillis, Kirby Grant, Marion Hutton, and Arthur Treacher in In Society (1944)
    In Society
    6.6
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1944

Actor

  • Bob Hope, Jane Darwell, Oliver Blake, Fred Clark, William Frawley, Tor Johnson, Andrea King, Marilyn Maxwell, and Lloyd Nolan in The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
    The Lemon Drop Kid
    7.0
    • Mug (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Otto Kruger, Elissa Landi, and Donald Woods in Corregidor (1943)
    Corregidor
    4.7
    • Calm Soldier at Barricade
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • December 27, 1891
    • Tarentum, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • November 19, 1955
    • Palm Desert, California, USA

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    A former newspaper reporter who eventually became a gag writer for many vaudeville comics, well known for his almost encyclopedic knowledge of comedy routines. He hooked up with comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and became their (often uncredited) writer on almost all of their pictures.

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