20th-century American screenwriters

American animator and filmmaker (1912–2002)

Philip Edward Hartman was a Canadian and American comedian, actor, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, and his family moved to the United States when he was ten years old. After graduating from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands including Poco and America. In 1975, Hartman joined the comedy group the Groundlings, where he helped Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show Pee-wee's Playhouse.

American film director (1906–1967)

American screenwriter (1924–1975)

American actor and filmmaker (1936–1991)

American actress (1893–1930)

Director, producer, actor (1883-1949)

American writer, director, and producer (1894–1964)

American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter

American comedian and politician (born 1951)

American filmmaker

American television presenter

American comic strip and comic book writer (1914-1974)

American novelist (1914–2003)

American author and screenwriter (1926-2005)

American animator

American screenwriter, film director and producer (1912-1992)

American TV producer and actor (born 1966)

American screenwriter and director (1963-)

American actor

American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1968–2019)

Empresaria, Chica reality (1989)

American film director and photographer (1922–2004)

American screenwriter, film director, actress, and comedian (b. 1932)

American writer and filmmaker (born 1954)

American director, actor (1896-1975)

American aviator, screenwriter (1875-1912)

American writer and screenwriter (1903–1940)

American screenwriter, producer and director (born 1968)

American screenwriter, actor and film director (1912–1997)

American film director (1890–1987)

American actor and film director (1899–1936)

American animator

American animator and filmmaker

American actor

Russian-American actress, screenwriter and producer (1879–1945)

American animator (1921-2010)

German/American actor, film director and art collector (1893–1972)

American novelist and screenwriter (1915–1978)

American actor (born 1943)

American author (1940–2006)

American film director (1908–1999)

American novelist, short story writer, journalist (1892–1977)

American comedian, actor and musician

American screenwriter, film director, and producer (1908-1966)

American journalist and writer (1905–1970)

American writer (1928–1984)

American actress (1911-1999)

American television producer (1955–2015)

American filmmaker (born 1952)

American actor/film director (1879-1939)

American actor

American playwright and novelist (1913–1973)

American film director and producer

American film director and screenwriter (1898-1959)

American film producer and screenwriter

American film director

American film director

American screenwriter producer (1973—2025)

American screenwriter, producer, director and actor (1934–2024)