Edgar Allan Woolf

1881-04-25 New York City, New York, USA 24 Credits

Biography

Edgar Allan Woolf (25 April 1881 – 9 December 1943) was a lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-author of the script for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

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The Wizard of Oz on Ice

The Wizard of Oz on Ice

1996

Original Film Writer

7.7
Writing

An ice-skating television adaptation of the 1939 musical film based on Lyman Frank Baum's 1900 fairy tale novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

1995

Original Film Writer

6.5
Writing

This production consists an abbreviated script and highlights most musical numbers from the 1939 film.

What's Cookin'?

What's Cookin'?

1942

Story

5.5
Writing

J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Courtney, is the final authority and addicted to the c...

Babes in Arms

Babes in Arms

1939

Additional Writing

6.4

Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wa...

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

1939

Screenplay

7.6
Writing

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow ...

The Kid From Texas

The Kid From Texas

1939

Screenplay

6.5
Writing

A loud-mouthed Texas cowpuncher tries his hand at polo finding himself at odds with high society and trying to save a floundering Wild West show.

The Ice Follies of 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

1939

Screenplay

5.6
Writing

Mary and Larry are are a modestly successful skating team. Shortly after their marriage, Mary gets a picture contract, while Larry is sitting at home,...

Everybody Sing

Everybody Sing

1938

Screenplay, Story

4.7
Writing

Boisterous teen Judy Bellaire is expelled from her all-female boarding school for convincing her fellow school chorus members to sing a classical piec...

Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday

1936

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

A temperamental film star's vacation turns deadly when he uncovers a murder.

Moonlight Murder

Moonlight Murder

1936

Writer

5.0
Writing

An escaped lunatic, a mysterious swami, and various lovers all have designs on a famous opera singer.

Tough Guy

Tough Guy

1936

Story, Screenplay

4.6
Writing

An unhappy child, accompanied by his dog, runs away from home and is befriended by a gangster on the lam.

The Casino Murder Case

The Casino Murder Case

1935

Screenplay

6.5
Writing

When Philo Vance receives a note that harm will befall Lynn at the casino that night, he takes the threat seriously while the DA dismisses it. At the ...

The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young

1935

Screenplay

5.7
Writing

Young Austrian Archduke Paul "Gustl" Gustave is in an arranged engagement but his uncle, the emperor, decides to let Gustl carry on a fling with balle...

Have a Heart

Have a Heart

1934

Additional Dialogue

7.0

Sally (Jean Parker) is engaged to be married, loves dancing and kids. But her life is ruined when an accident cripples her and her betrothed magnanim...

Murder in the Private Car

Murder in the Private Car

1934

Screenplay

5.6
Writing

Ruth Raymond works on the telephone switchboard of a large NYC office building. One day, a private detective informs her that she is actually the daug...

This Side of Heaven

This Side of Heaven

1934

Screenplay

7.0
Writing

A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.

Broadway to Hollywood

Broadway to Hollywood

1933

Writer

4.6
Writing

In this through-the-years saga about a show business family, the fame of husband and wife vaudeville headliners of the 1880s is eclipsed by their son.

Flesh

Flesh

1932

Adaptation

5.6

Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to America and gets him involved with crooked promoters.

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

Screenplay

5.5
Writing

The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an upris...

The Great Lover

The Great Lover

1931

Writer

5.3
Writing

An aspiring classical singer is romanced by both a famous opera star and his younger understudy.

The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

1931

Writer

5.6
Writing

Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tubercu...

A Tailor-Made Man

A Tailor-Made Man

1931

Writer

Writing

John Paul Bart is just a pants-presser in a tailor's shop, but he has big ambitions. One night, he borrows the clothes of a wealthy client and bluffs ...

Gang War

Gang War

1928

Dialogue

6.0

Saxophone player Clyde meets a woman named Flowers, and teaches her to dance. He later discovers that gangster boss "Blackjack" is also in love with h...

April Fool

April Fool

1926

Theatre Play

An out-of-work pants presser starts an umbrella business and makes a fortune. His daughter is set to marry the nephew of a rich neighbor until the nep...