Philip G. Epstein

Philip G. Epstein (August 22, 1909 – February 7, 1952) was an American screenwriter most known for his screenplay for the film Casablanca (1942), which won an Academy Award.

Their father Harry was a livery stable owner in the days when horses were widely used in the city.

His son Leslie Epstein directs the creative writing program at Boston University and is a novelist.

In 2003, Leslie published a fictionalized version of his boyhood titled San Remo Drive: A Novel from Memory.

After college the Epstein twins headed to Hollywood, hoping to work in the movie industry.