Eleanore Griffin

Though she penned and co-penned scripts for over 30 years, Eleanore Griffin is best remembered for having co-written the heartwarming script to Boystown (1938), the true story of a forward-thinking priest who launches a reformatory for troubled boys. The script won both Griffin and Dore Schary an Oscar. Griffin began writing screenplays in 1937 and over her career worked for several studios including MGM and Disney. Her other credits include A Man Called Peter (1955) and Back Street (1961).

Highest Rated Movies

Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office	Year
No Score Yet	One Man's Way	Screenwriter	—	1963
No Score Yet	Back Street	Screenwriter	—	1961
No Score Yet	Third Man on the Mountain	Screenwriter	—	1959
84%	Imitation of Life	Screenwriter	—	1959
No Score Yet	Good Morning, Miss Dove	Screenwriter	—	1955
No Score Yet	A Man Called Peter	Screenwriter	—	1955
No Score Yet	Tenth Avenue Angel	Screenwriter	—	1948
No Score Yet	In Old Oklahoma (War of the Wildcats)	Screenwriter	—	1943
90%	Boys Town	Screenwriter	—	1938

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