Arthur J. Zellner

Arthur Julian Zellner (1883 – 1952) was an American screenwriter and film studio publicity man active from the 1920s through the 1940s.

Arthur was born to David Zellner and Annie Sonfield in Memphis, Tennessee.

In 1913, he married Lois Grier Murray in New York City, where he was working as a journalist.

The pair would collaborate on several plays and scenarios before pooling their savings and moving to Hollywood, where he'd work at American Film Company, Metro, and Paramount.

Around this time, he left writing scripts behind, taking on jobs as a personal representative and publicity agent.