death_date death_place birth_place other_names birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
26 september 1944 new york city , new york , usa albany , new york , usa edwin burke 30 august 1889 1928-1936 edwin j. burke
 edwin j. burke screenwriter and playwright
edwin j. burke

edwin j. burke -lrb- august 30 , 1889 -- september 26 , 1944 -rrb- was an american screenwriter who was most known for writing some of shirley temple 's earlier films .
he won an academy award at the 5th academy awards in the category of best adapted screenplay for the film `` bad girl '' .
he was also a successful playwright .
he wrote the play that inspired the film `` this thing called love '' .
