Biography

Lynn Root(1905-1997)

Writer

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Lynn Root was born on 11 April 1905 in Minnesota, USA. Lynn was a writer, known for Cabin in the Sky (1943), The Golden Fleecing (1940) and Highways by Night (1942). Lynn died on 21 July 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

Cabin in the Sky

7.1

Writer

1943

Lew Ayres and Rita Johnson in The Golden Fleecing (1940)

The Golden Fleecing

6.1

Writer

1940

Richard Carlson and Jane Randolph in Highways by Night (1942)

Highways by Night

6.4

Writer

1942

Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie in The Sky's the Limit (1943)

The Sky's the Limit

6.3

Writer

1943

Credits

Writer

Matinee Theatre
6.8
TV Series
- writer
- 1957
The Great Lover
6.5
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1949
Lady Luck
6.2
- screen play
- 1946
The Kid from Brooklyn
6.5
- based on a play by
- 1946
The Sky's the Limit
6.3
- original screenplay
- 1943
Cabin in the Sky
7.1
- based upon the book of the musical play by
- 1943
They Got Me Covered
6.5
- additional dialogue
- 1943
Highways by Night
6.4
- screenplay
- 1942
The Falcon Takes Over
6.4
- screenplay
- 1942
A Date with the Falcon
6.4
- screen play
- 1942
The Gay Falcon
6.5
- screenplay
- 1941
The Golden Fleecing
6.1
- based upon an original story by
- 1940
Millionaires in Prison
5.7
- screenplay
- 1940
The Saint Takes Over
6.5
- screen play
- 1940
Little Orvie
5.7
- screen play by
- 1940

Personal details

Born
- April 11, 1905
- Minnesota, USA
Died
- July 21, 1997
- Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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