Charles MacArthur
Born: 1895-11-05 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1956-04-21
Known For: Writing
Biography
Charles MacArthur was an American playwright, screenwriter, and journalist, renowned for his collaborations with Ben Hecht. Together, they co-wrote the classic play The Front Page (1928), a satirical look at newspaper reporters that has been adapted multiple times for stage and screen. MacArthur also co-wrote Twentieth Century (1932), a screwball comedy that became a Broadway hit. His work is celebrated for its sharp wit and insightful commentary on American society.
Filmography
1988
- Switching Channels ... (Writer)
1974
- The Front Page ... (Theatre Play)
1966
1962
- Billy Rose's Jumbo ... (Theatre Play)
1955
- Gunsmoke as Taylor
1950
- Perfect Strangers ... (Theatre Play)
1949
- The Twentieth Century ... (Writer)
1948
- Lulu Belle ... (Theatre Play)
- The Front Page ... (Writer)
1947
- The Senator Was Indiscreet ... (Writer)
1945
- The Front Page ... (Writer)
1940
- His Girl Friday ... (Theatre Play)
- I Take This Woman ... (Story)
1939
- Wuthering Heights ... (Screenplay)
- Gunga Din ... (Story)
1938
- Angels with Dirty Faces ... (Writer)
1936
- Soak the Rich ... (Producer)
1935
- The Scoundrel as Flop House Bum
- Barbary Coast ... (Writer)
- Spring Tonic ... (Theatre Play)
- Once in a Blue Moon ... (Director)
1934
- The President Vanishes ... (Writer)
- Crime Without Passion as Second Interviewer (uncredited)
- Twentieth Century ... (Screenplay)
1932
- Rasputin and the Empress ... (Screenplay)
1931
- The Front Page ... (Writer)
- The Sin of Madelon Claudet ... (Writer)
- New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford ... (Adaptation)
- The Unholy Garden ... (Story)
- Love in Every Port ... (ADR Coordinator)
1930
- Paid ... (Writer)
- Street of Chance ... (Writer)
- Way for a Sailor ... (Additional Dialogue)
- Billy the Kid ... (Additional Dialogue)
- The Girl Said No ... (Writer)