100th birthday of Julius J. Epstein,the screenwriter of Casablanca

Julius J. Epstein born on August 22, 1000 years ago, in New York City. He was an Amerifcan screenwriter who had a long career, most noted for the adaptation - in partnership with his twin brother, Philip, and others — of the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's that became the screenplay for the film Casablanca (1942).

Julius and his brother Philip G. Epstein are the only twins to have been awarded Oscars when they won in the writing category for this romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid.

Julius Epstein died on December 30, 2000, in Los Angeles, California.