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Karl Tunberg (March 11, 1907 − April 3, 1992) was an American screenwriter and occasional film producer. His screenplays for Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) and Ben-Hur (1959) were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay , respectively.
Karl Tunberg was born on 11 March 1909 in Spokane, Washington, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Ben-Hur (1959), Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) and Up in Central Park (1948). He died on 3 April 1992 in London, England, UK.
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Karl Tunberg was born on 11 March 1909 in Spokane, Washington, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Ben-Hur (1959), Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) and Up in Central Park (1948). He died on 3 April 1992 in London, England, UK.
- March 11, 1909
- April 3, 1992
Karl Owen Tunberg, the future screenwriter, was born in Spokane, Washington, on March 11, 1907 to Karl Emil Tunberg (1874-1962) and Centennial 'Cenna' Independence Firebaugh (1876-1967). Karl Owen had an older brother (of the same parents) named William, who also became a screenwriter as an adult.
Karl Tunberg. Screen Writers Guild President, 1950-1951. Karl Tunberg wrote or co-wrote Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938), Down Argentine Way (1940), the Oscar-nominated Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941), Orchestra Wives (1942), the WGA- and Oscar-nominated Ben-Hur (1959), and episodes of the television series Bonanza, Mannix, and Cannon.
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Apr 11, 1992 · Karl Tunberg, 83, who was nominated for an Academy Award for scripting the Hollywood epic film “Ben-Hur.” A native of Spokane, Wash., Tunberg moved his family to England 20 years ago.