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Among Vienna’s most acclaimed pianists and educators following his 1852 debut. He analyzed at Agram under choir movie director Vatroslav Lichtenegger and in addition at Vienna. He offered as teacher of piano in the Vienna Conservatory from 1867 until 1901. He fathered two daughters–cellist Rudolfine Epstein and violinist Eugénie Epstein–and a child, Richard, who was simply also a teacher of piano in the Vienna Conservatorium. He and Johannes Brahms had been good friends.
Quick Facts
Date Of Birth August 7, 1832
Died December 30, 2000, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth Croatia
Profession Pianist
Education Pennsylvania State University
Nationality American
Spouse Frances Sage, Ann Epstein
Children James Epstein, Phillip Epstein, Elizabeth Schwartz
Siblings Philip G. Epstein
Awards Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, Writers Guild of America Award - Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Drama
Nominations Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Comedy, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Comedy
Movies Casablanca, Arsenic and Old Lace, Cross of Iron, The Last Time I Saw Paris, The Brothers Karamazov, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Four Daughters, Mr. Skeffington, Reuben, Reuben, The Strawberry Blonde, Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Tender Trap, Pete 'n' Tillie, Light in the Piazza, The Bride Came C.O.D., Once Is Not Enough, Fanny, Young at Heart, Romance on the High Seas, My Foolish Heart, Any Wednesday, The Reluctant Debutante, Prelude to War, The Battle of Russia, Kiss Them for Me, Daughters Courageous, Four Wives, The Battle of China, Return from the Ashes, House Calls, War Comes to America, Tall Story, Forever Female, The Male Animal, The Battle of Britain, The Nazis Strike, No Time for Comedy, Divide and Conquer, Take Care of My Little Girl, Little Big Shot, Saturday's Children, Honeymoon for Three, Take a Giant Step, Living on Velvet, One More Tomorrow, The Pirate, Stars Over Broadway, Secrets of an Actress, I Live for Love, Fools for Scandal, Sons o' Guns
Star Sign Leo
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| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Woody Allen paid tribute to Epstein by using the name in two of his movies, once as character's license plate and in another as a character. |
| 2 | Epstein began learning how movies were made by observing how films were made on the set of "College Humor" with Bing Crosby. |
| 3 | Frank Capra recruited the Epstein Twins for a month's work on his Wartime informational series, "Why We Fight.". |
| 4 | Epstein first arrived in Hollywood about 10:30 p.m. on Otctober 14, 1933 and by midnight was collaborating on the screenplay of "Twenty Million Sweethearts" as pages had to be turned in early Monday morning. |
| 5 | After the death of his twin brother in 1952, Epstein found working with a collaborator near impossible. He tried working with Billy Wilder three times, but nothing came of it. |
| 6 | Began in Hollywood in 1933 as ghostwriter for Jerry Wald. Considered himself the model for the character of Julian Blumberg in Budd Schulberg's novel 'What Makes Sammy Run?'. |
| 7 | Under contract to Warner Brothers from 1934 to 1944. |
| 8 | The Epstein twins enjoyed a well-earned reputation, not only for writing witty dialogue, but also for coming up with the best impromptu wisecracks in the movie business. |
| 9 | Epstein and brother Philip G. Epstein became the first twins to be awarded Oscars when they won in the writing category for Casablanca (1942). |
| 10 | Two children, Elizabeth Schwartz and James. |
| 11 | Great uncle of Anya Epstein and her brother Theo Epstein, general manager of the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox. |
| 12 | Is the uncle of novelist Leslie Epstein ("Pandaemonium", "San Remo Drive") |
| 13 | Was Penn State boxing team captain |
| 14 | Graduated Penn State University [1931] |
| 15 | Twin brother of Philip G. Epstein. |
Writer
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben, Reuben | 1983 | screenplay | |
| Casablanca | 1983 | TV Series original screenplay - 5 episodes | |
| House Calls | TV Series creator - 1 episode, 1980 written by - 1 episode, 1979 | ||
| The Pirate | 1978 | TV Movie | |
| House Calls | 1978 | screenplay / story | |
| Cross of Iron | 1977 | screenplay - as Julius Epstein | |
| Once Is Not Enough | 1975 | ||
| Pete 'n' Tillie | 1972 | written for the screen by | |
| Any Wednesday | 1966 | written for the screen by | |
| Return from the Ashes | 1965 | as Julius Epstein | |
| Send Me No Flowers | 1964 | screenplay - as Julius Epstein | |
| Light in the Piazza | 1962 | screenplay | |
| Fanny | 1961 | screenplay | |
| Tall Story | 1960 | screenplay | |
| Take a Giant Step | 1959 | screenplay | |
| The Reluctant Debutante | 1958 | writer | |
| The Brothers Karamazov | 1958 | adaptation | |
| Kiss Them for Me | 1957 | screenplay - as Julius Epstein | |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | 1956 | TV Series based upon a stage play by - 1 episode | |
| Casablanca | 1955-1956 | TV Series previous screenplay - 9 episodes | |
| The Tender Trap | 1955 | screenplay - as Julius Epstein | |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1955 | TV Series original screenplay - 3 episodes | |
| Young at Heart | 1954 | screenplay | |
| The Last Time I Saw Paris | 1954 | screenplay | |
| Forever Female | 1953 | written by | |
| Take Care of My Little Girl | 1951 | ||
| My Foolish Heart | 1949 | writer | |
| Chicken Every Sunday | 1949 | stage play | |
| Romance on the High Seas | 1948 | screen play | |
| One More Tomorrow | 1946 | additional dialogue | |
| War Comes to America | 1945 | Documentary | |
| The Battle of China | 1944 | Documentary | |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | 1944 | screen play | |
| Mr. Skeffington | 1944 | screen play | |
| The Battle of Britain | 1943 | Documentary writer | |
| The Battle of Russia | 1943 | Documentary writer | |
| This Is the Army | 1943 | contract writer - uncredited | |
| Divide and Conquer | 1943 | Documentary uncredited | |
| The Nazis Strike | 1943 | Documentary short writer | |
| Casablanca | 1942 | screenplay | |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | 1942 | contributor to screenplay - uncredited | |
| Prelude to War | 1942 | Documentary uncredited | |
| The Male Animal | 1942 | screen play | |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | 1942 | screen play | |
| The Bride Came C.O.D. | 1941 | screen play | |
| The Strawberry Blonde | 1941 | screen play | |
| Honeymoon for Three | 1941 | additional dialogue | |
| No Time for Comedy | 1940 | screen play | |
| Saturday's Children | 1940 | screen play | |
| Four Wives | 1939 | screen play | |
| Daughters Courageous | 1939 | writer | |
| The Sisters | 1938 | contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited | |
| Secrets of an Actress | 1938 | original screenplay | |
| Four Daughters | 1938 | screen play | |
| Fools for Scandal | 1938 | contributing writer - uncredited | |
| Confession | 1937 | english adaptation | |
| The King and the Chorus Girl | 1937 | dialogue - uncredited | |
| Sons o' Guns | 1936 | screen play | |
| Stars Over Broadway | 1935 | screen play | |
| I Live for Love | 1935 | story & screenplay | |
| The Big Broadcast of 1936 | 1935 | contributor to treatment - uncredited | |
| Little Big Shot | 1935 | screen play | |
| Broadway Gondolier | 1935 | contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited | |
| In Caliente | 1935 | screen play - as Julius Epstein | |
| Living on Velvet | 1935 | story and screen play - as Julius Epstein | |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts | 1934 | uncredited |
Producer
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben, Reuben | 1983 | co-producer | |
| Pete 'n' Tillie | 1972 | producer | |
| Any Wednesday | 1966 | producer | |
| Take a Giant Step | 1959 | producer | |
| Mr. Skeffington | 1944 | producer |
Thanks
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' | 1992 | Video documentary short acknowledgment: Epstein Brothers photo courtesy of | |
| James Cagney: Top of the World | 1992 | TV Movie documentary special thanks - as Julius Epstein |
Self
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humphrey Bogart: You Must Remember This... | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Bogart: The Untold Story | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Screenwriter (as Jules Epstein) |
| The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Epstein in Hollywood - Julius J. Epstein Talks | 1994 | Documentary | Himself |
| You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' | 1992 | Video documentary short | Himself - Screenwriter (as Julius Epstein) |
| James Cagney: Top of the World | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Screenwriter (as Julius Epstein) |
| Great Performances | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Once in a Lew Moon | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| American Masters | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself (Memorial Tribute) |
Won awards
Won awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Career Achievement Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| 1984 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium | Reuben, Reuben (1983) | |
| 1956 | Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement | Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| 1944 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay | Casablanca (1942) | · Philip G. Epstein · Howard Koch |
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Reuben, Reuben (1983) | |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Reuben, Reuben (1983) | |
| 1979 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen | House Calls (1978) | · Max Shulman · Alan Mandel · Charles Shyer |
| 1973 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) | |
| 1973 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium | Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) | |
| 1962 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Written American Drama | Fanny (1961) | |
| 1959 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Written American Comedy | The Reluctant Debutante (1958) | · William Douglas-Home |
| 1956 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Written American Comedy | The Tender Trap (1955) | |
| 1939 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay | Four Daughters (1938) | · Lenore J. Coffee |
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| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | (1984 interview) I'm not used to collaboration - except for my brother, which was not really a collaboration; it was like one. |
| 2 | (On John Garfiels) Garfield was a nice guy, but kind of a sad sack. We'd tease him. Thhere was something called The Writers' Table, where writers sat around at lunch in the commissary, and I remember Garield coming up once and saying, 'Let's have an intellectual discussion.' I said, 'Sure, who's going to represent you? |
| 3 | (On James Cagney) Such a pro! Got up there, knew his lines, did his work. |
| 4 | One of the wonderful things about working at Warners was the wealth of character actors a screenwriter could draw on. It was the greatest stock company going. Lots of times we didn't know who the leads were going to be, but often we'd write scripts with specific character actors in mind. We knew who was under contract - Frank McHugh, S.Z. Sakall, Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly - and we kept them in mind. |
| 5 | [)n 'Casablanca', 1984] "Just a routine assignment. Frankly, I can't understand it's staying power. If it were made today, line for line, each performance as good, it'd be laughed off the screen. It's such a phony picture. Not a word of truth in it. It's camp, kitsch. it's just...slick shit!" |
| 6 | [on Ronald Reagan being considered for Casablanca (1942)]: "I still have nightmares." |
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