Lem Dobbs

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Lem Dobbs

Born	December 24, 1959 Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Nationality	American
Education	American School London, England
Occupation	Screenwriter
Spouse	Dana Kraft
Children	Edgar Joseph Kitaj (December 17, 1993), Gideon Lucas Kitaj (September 25, 2000), Lewis Samuel Kitaj (September 9, 1996)
Parents	R.B. Kitaj (father), Elsi Roessler (mother)

Lem Dobbs (born as Lem Kitaj on December 24, 1959 in Oxford, England) is an British-American screenwriter. He is best known for the film The Limey. Dobbs' chosen surname was taken from the character played by Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

In 1979, Dobbs wrote an original screenplay entitled Edward Ford which garnered a great deal of praise; yet, as of 2006, it remains unproduced.

Since the 1980s Dobbs has had a number of films based on his original screenplays: Hider in the House, The Hard Way, Kafka, and The Limey. His best-known work is Romancing the Stone, which starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. He also was credited as co-writer on Dark City and The Score.

Dobbs has spoken on DVD commentary tracks for the films Dark City, The Limey and Double Indemnity (this last due to his personal friendship with the late director Billy Wilder).

1 Family
2 Filmographie
3 References
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[edit] Family

He is the son of the late painter, R.B. Kitaj. He and his wife, Dana Kraft, have three sons.

[edit] Filmographie

Film	Year	Function
Boss	To be announced	Screenplay
Scottsboro	To be announced	Screenplay
The Company You Keep	To be announced	Screenplay
The Crowded Room	2008	Screenplay
The Score	2001	Screenplay
The Limey	1999	Screenplay
Dark City	1998	Screenplay
Kafka	1991	Screenplay
The Hard Way	1991	Screenplay
Hider in the House	1989	Screenplay, Co-Producer
Romancing the Stone	1984	Screenplay (Un-Credited)