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Douglas Morrow

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Douglas Morrow · Arts & Literature

What

Writer of The Stratton Story (Academy Award 1949); born Harry Mandel

When

1913, Oswego, New York, USA — 1994

Where

United States

Biography

Douglas Morrow is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Writer of The Stratton Story (Academy Award 1949); born Harry Mandel

How & why

Douglas Morrow was an American screenwriter and producer who won the 1949 Academy Award for Best Motion Picture Story for The Stratton Story, the biography of baseball pitcher Monty Stratton. He is listed among Jewish Academy Award writers by Jinfo.org; the mainstream sources consulted do not independently document his background, and the claim that he was born "Harry Mandel" could not be verified.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

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Writer of The Stratton Story (Academy Award 1949); born Harry Mandel

1949

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay