Edwin Justus Mayer
An image from Midnight, one of the productions that also features Edwin Justus Mayer.

Edwin Justus Mayer

November 8, 1896 — New York, New York

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Justus Mayer (8 November 1896 – 11 September 1960) was an American screenwriter. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for 47 films between 1927 and 1958.

He was born and died in New York, New York. He is the grandfather of film director Daisy von Scherler Mayer.

Edwin Justus Mayer worked on many screenplays. But he is famous today for working with Ernst Lubitsch. He worked with Lubitsch in To Be or Not to Be (1942) and A Royal Scandal (1945). A Royal Scandal (1945) was a box office failure, but today, is considered by many as one of Lubitsch's finest films.

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To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942

Midnight

Midnight

1939

Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson

1935

Desire

Desire

1936

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

1958

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

The Song of Songs

The Song of Songs

1933

A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

1945