José López Rubio
José López Rubio y Herreros (13 December 1903 in Motril, Granada – 2 March 1996) was a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, theatre historian, and humorist. Rubio y Herreros worked in Hollywood as a songwriter for Paramount Pictures. On 5 June 1983, he took Seat ñ of the Real Academia Española.
Also recorded as Jose Lopez Rubio
José López Rubio
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- Birth Name
- José López Rubio y Herreros
- Born
- 13 December 1903
- Birthplace
- Motril (Granada), Spain
- Died
- 2 March 1996
- Place of death
- Madrid, Spain
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- screenwriter · playwright · film director · writer
- Fields
- dramaturgy
- Honours
- Fastenrath Award · Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
- Languages
- Spanish
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José López Rubio y Herreros (13 December 1903 in Motril, Granada – 2 March 1996) was a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, theatre historian, and humorist. Rubio y Herreros worked in Hollywood as a songwriter for Paramount Pictures. On 5 June 1983, he took Seat ñ of the Real Academia Española.
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• Honorific Prefix — The Most Excellent • Birth Name — José López Rubio y Herreros • Born — 13 December 1903 • Birthplace — Motril (Granada), Spain • Died — 2 March 1996 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Primavera en otoño (1933) • El rey de los gitanos (1933) • It Happened in Damascus (1943) • The Prodigal Woman (1946) • Airport (1953) • Currito of the Cross (1965) • Road to Rocío (1966) • Two Men and Two Women Amongst Them (1977)
Eduardo Ugarte y José López Rubio. (Dibujos de Sancha.)
Francisco Sancha · This file comes from Biblioteca Nacional de España periodical archive, and is available under the digital ID: 028881b1-4151-4c74-81a8-c2576ec9e320
Eduardo Ugarte y José López Rubio. (Dibujos de Sancha.)
Francisco Sancha · This file comes from Biblioteca Nacional de España periodical archive, and is available under the digital ID: 028881b1-4151-4c74-81a8-c2576ec9e320
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1969
Teatro selecto de José López Rubio is dated 1969.
1996
José López Rubio died at Madrid.
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