Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American author and screenwriter. He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939), set respectively in the newspaper and Hollywood film industries. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nathanael West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Day of the Locust
Novel
Stranger on the Third Floor
Writer
Five Came Back
Screenplay
Lonelyhearts
Novel
The President's Mystery
Screenplay
Men Against the Sky
Screenplay
Let's Make Music
Screenplay
Advice to the Lovelorn
Novel
It Could Happen to You
Screenplay
It Could Happen to You
Story
I Stole a Million
Screenplay
Born to Be Wild
Screenplay
Ticket to Paradise
Writer
Rhythm in the Clouds
Screenplay
Follow Your Heart
Writer
I'll Tell the World
Novel