Died: Oct 05, 1977 in Springtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Writer
Active: '30s-'50s
Major Genres: Comedy, Musical
Career Highlights: Meet Me in St. Louis, The Egg and I, For Me and My Gal
First Major Screen Credit: The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Biography
American screenwriter/playwright Fred F. Finklehoffe is best known for co-penning the play Brother Rat. He was also a Broadway producer. Finklehoffe came to Hollywood in the '40s and '50 and worked on scripts for such films as Babes on Broadway and Meet Me in St. Louis. Sometimes he also produced films including The Egg and I (1947) and At War with the Army (1951). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide