Nationality: American
Birthdate: 10/22/1889
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Date: 03/04/1954
Playwright whose stage works provided the basis for the films "Dracula" (1931) and "Frankenstein" (1931). Balderston went on to write several superior horror screenplays and to successfully adapt a number of literary works; he scripted two fine Hollywood entertainments, the definitive version of the swashbuckling classic, "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1937), and the suspenseful "Gaslight" (1944).
Editor of "Outlook" magazine
London correspondent for "World"
1932
First film based on stage adaptation, "Dracula"
1932
Screenwriting debut, "The Mummy"
