Dwight Taylor

Career overview

Dwight Oliver Taylor was born on January 1, 1903, in New York City, New York, and died on December 31, 1986, in Woodland Hills, California. He was an American author, playwright, and film and television screenwriter. He was the son of actress Laurette Taylor and her husband, Charles A. Taylor. During his education at Lawrenceville School in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, he began drawing and painting, and he wrote a book of poetry.

After declining an opportunity to work as a cub reporter for The New York World, Taylor began his career as a journalist for The New Yorker magazine, where he served as one of the first editors for the Talk of the Town section. Following his work in journalism, he transitioned to screenwriting, beginning his work for Hollywood films in 1930 and later writing for television. Throughout his career, he accumulated numerous known writing credits.