Screenwriter. He was born in New York City, the son of Hollywood director Fred Niblo and vaudeville entertainer Josephine Cohan. Stage legend George M. Cohan was his uncle. He entered films in 1930 and received an Oscar nomination for one of his first scripts, "The Criminal Code" (1931), directed by Howard Hawks. The rest of his career was spent writing action flicks for Columbia, Warner Bros., RKO, and Fox. His 50 credits include "Escape from Devil's Island" (1935), "Penitentiary" (1938), "No Place to Go" (1939), "The Fighting 69th" (1940), "Strange Alibi" (1941), and "Incident" (1949). Niblo co-wrote the screenplay for "Four Jills in a Jeep" (1944) with his father, their sole collaboration. He retired from the movies in 1950 to become a businessman.
Screenwriter. He was born in New York City, the son of Hollywood director Fred Niblo and vaudeville entertainer Josephine Cohan. Stage legend George M. Cohan was his uncle. He entered films in 1930 and received an Oscar nomination for one of his first scripts, "The Criminal Code" (1931), directed by Howard Hawks. The rest of his career was spent writing action flicks for Columbia, Warner Bros., RKO, and Fox. His 50 credits include "Escape from Devil's Island" (1935), "Penitentiary" (1938), "No Place to Go" (1939), "The Fighting 69th" (1940), "Strange Alibi" (1941), and "Incident" (1949). Niblo co-wrote the screenplay for "Four Jills in a Jeep" (1944) with his father, their sole collaboration. He retired from the movies in 1950 to become a businessman.
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