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26 october 1945 los angeles , california new york city , new york 250px united states 5 june 1900 drama , horror garrett elsden fort.jpg garrett fort
 garrett elsden fort playwright , screenwriter
garrett fort

garrett elsden fort -lrb- june 5 , 1900 - october 26 , 1945 -rrb- was an american short story writer , playwright , and hollywood screenwriter .
he was also a close follower of meher baba .
fort made his screenwriting debut with the silent film , `` one of the finest '' -lrb- 1917 -rrb- .
early in his career , fort co-wrote the broadway play `` jarnegan '' -lrb- 1928 -rrb- , based on the novel by jim tully .
fort 's first talkie effort was the ground-breaking rouben mamoulian production `` applause '' -lrb- 1929 -rrb- .
in 2006 `` applause '' was recognized as a culturally , historically and aesthetically significant film by the national film registry .
fort was adept at alternating horrific highlights with bits of unexpected humor .
as a screenwriter he is best remembered for his work on the original screen adaptations of such horror/melodramas as `` dracula '' -lrb- 1931 -rrb- , `` frankenstein '' -lrb- 1931 -rrb- , `` dracula 's daughter '' -lrb- 1936 -rrb- , and `` the mark of zorro '' -lrb- 1940 -rrb- .
