Ernest Pascal

Ernest Pascal
Born	January 11, 1896 London England, United Kingdom
Died	November 4, 1966 (aged 70) Bernardsville, New Jersey, United States
Occupation	Screenwriter, author, poet, playwright
Years active	1923–1941
Spouse(s)	Barbara Herriman

Ernest Pascal was an English-born American screenwriter, author, playwright, and poet. Originally an author, he became involved in the film industry when his novels began to be optioned into films during the silent era of film, although his career was mostly during the sound era.^[1] In addition, he penned several Broadway plays as well.^[2] He married the daughter of famed cartoonist George Herriman, Barbara, and they had one daughter prior to Barbara's death from complications from surgery in 1939.^[3]

In 1947, Pascal was hired by RKO Pictures to write a story based on the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804. However, Warner Brothers procured the rights to the script, but when production was delayed, it was eventually permanently shelved after Paramount produced their 1955 film based on the same event entitled, The Far Horizons.^[4]

Filmography

(Per AFI database)^[5]

• Chastity (1923)
• The Savage (1926)
• Man-Made Women (1928)
• Interference (1929)
• El último de los Vargas (1930)
• Last of the Duanes (1930)
• The Age for Love (1931)
• Born to Love (1931)
• Fair Warning (1931)
• Husband's Holiday (1931)
• The Spy (1931)
• The King's Vacation (1933)
• As the Earth Turns (1934)
• Grand Canary (1934)
• The White Parade (1934)
• Helldorado (1934)
• The Human Side (1934)
• Here's to Romance (1935)
• Under the Pampas Moon (1935)
• Lloyd's of London (1937)
• Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
• Love Under Fire (1937)
• Kidnapped (1938)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
• Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
• The Blue Bird (1940)
• Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
• Jack London (1943)
• Destiny (1944)
• Canyon Passage (1946)
• A Night in Paradise (1946)

References

1. "Ernest Pascal". All Movie. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
2. "Ernest Pascal". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
3. McDonnell, Patrick; O'Connell, Karen; Havenon, Georgia Riley de (1986). Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman. Abrams Books. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-8109-9185-9.
4. "Guide to a screenplay about Lewis and Clark by Ernest Pascal". NWDA. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
5. "Ernest Pascal". American Film Institute. Retrieved October 27, 2014.