Earl Felton

Earl Felton
BornOctober 16, 1909
Sandusky, Ohio, United States
DiedMay 2, 1972 (aged 62)
Studio City, California
United States
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1936–1959 (film)

Earl Felton (1909–1972) was an American screenwriter.[1]

He was a regular collaborator with Richard Fleischer, who later wrote that "Earl was crippled from childhood with polio. He had no use of his legs, but he navigated beautifully with a crutch and cane... Earl normally hated anybody [helping]... him and would sometimes lay about him with his cane."[2]

Fleischer added that "in spite of his lifeless legs and total reliance of a crutch and cane to get around, Felton was much given to self-indulgences and debaucheries."[3]

  1. ^ Shelley p.143
  2. ^ Fleischer, Richard (1993). Just Tell Me When to Cry: A Memoir. Carroll and Graf. p. 52.
  3. ^ Fleischer, Richard (1993). Just Tell Me When to Cry: A Memoir. Carroll and Graf. p. 130.