Garrett Fort
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). Early in his career, Fort co-wrote the Broadway play Jarnegan (1928), based on the novel by Jim Tully. Fort's first talkie effort was the ground-breaking Rouben Mamoulian production Applause (1929). In 2006 Applause was recognized as a culturally, historically and aesthetically significant film by the National Film Registry.
Fort was adept at alternating horrific highlights with bits of unexpected humor. As a screenwriter he is best remembered for his work on the original screen adaptations of such horror/melodramas as Frankenstein (1931), Dracula (1931), Dracula's Daughter (1936), and The Mark of Zorro (1940).
Read more about Garrett Fort: Spiritual Life and Demise, Selected Filmography
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“Possibly there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your psychiatry, Mr. Garth.”
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)
“I am Dracula.... I bid you welcome.”
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)
“They’re all crazy. They’re all crazy except you and me. Sometimes I have me doubts about you.”
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)
“You can marry Lorraine, my fortune will be restored to her, and you can live contentedly together ever after. Now that’s a proper ending to a story, isn’t it?”
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)
“Listen to them. Children of the night, what music they make.”
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)