---
title: 'John Van Druten'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'theatre director'
  - 'theatre manager'
  - 'dramaturge'
  - 'playwright'
  - 'writer'
born: '1901-06-01'
died: '1957-12-19'
birthplace: 'London'
deathplace: 'Indio'
films_in_library: 12
reviews_of_their_work: 1
fandom_rating: '6.50/10 across 1 reviews'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/john-van-druten'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Van_Druten'
wikidata: 'Q2695518'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# John Van Druten

theatre director, theatre manager, dramaturge, playwright, writer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1972 · [Cabaret](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cabaret-1972) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [I Remember Mama](https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-remember-mama-1948) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [The Voice of the Turtle](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-voice-of-the-turtle-1948) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1944 · [Gaslight](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gaslight-1944) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [Old Acquaintance](https://cinepixo.com/movies/old-acquaintance-1943) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [Johnny Come Lately](https://cinepixo.com/movies/johnny-come-lately-1943) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1941 · [My Life with Caroline](https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-life-with-caroline-1941) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [Lucky Partners](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lucky-partners-1940) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [Gone with the Wind](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gone-with-the-wind-1939) — Screenplay · **6.5/10** from 1 review
- 1939 · [Raffles](https://cinepixo.com/movies/raffles-1939) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [Night Must Fall](https://cinepixo.com/movies/night-must-fall-1937) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [Parnell](https://cinepixo.com/movies/parnell-1937) — Screenplay · unreviewed here

Across everything reviewed here their work averages **6.50/10** — the plain mean of every published rating, nothing imported.

## Criticism on CinePixo

- **6.5/10** — [The Most Beautiful Lie in Technicolor](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/the-most-beautiful-lie-in-technicolor) on *Gone with the Wind* by Amara Osei, 2026-08-03

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/john-van-druten
Biographical facts from Wikipedia/Wikidata where linked above. Ratings and reviews are the work of this site's members.