J. Grubb Alexander

J. Grubb Alexander
Born	December 25, 1887 Scranton, Pennsylvania
Died	January 11, 1932 (aged 44) Los Angeles, California
Other names	J. G. Alexander
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1916-1932

Joseph Grubb Alexander (December 25, 1887 – January 11, 1932) was an American screenwriter of the silent era. He wrote for 98 films between 1916 and 1932.

He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Florence Grubb Alexander. His father was from Scotland and his mother was the daughter of Capt. Evan P. Grubb, a Civil War veteran.^[1] Joseph died from pneumonia in Los Angeles, California at the age of 44, and is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.^[2]

Selected filmography

• The Voice on the Wire (1917)
• The Empty Gun (1917)
• The Trail of the Octopus (1919)
• The Screaming Shadow (1920)
• Bigger Than Barnum's (1926)
• The Sea Wolf (1926)
• The Belle of Broadway (1926)
• The Lone Wolf Returns (1926)
• Breed of the Sea (1926)
• The Chinese Parrot (1927)
• Midnight Rose (1928)
• The Man Who Laughs (1928)
• Evidence (1929)
• General Crack (1930)
• Moby Dick (1930)
• Outward Bound (1930)
• Svengali (1931)
• The Hatchet Man (1932)

References

1. Grubb, David (2008). The Grubb Family of Grubb's Landing, Delaware. Higginson Book Co.
2. J. Grubb Alexander Grave Marker & Biography.

External links

• J. Grubb Alexander at the Internet Movie Database