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Zoe Akins (1886–1958)

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Poet, playwright, novelist and screenwriter Zoë Akins was born on the day before Halloween in 1886 in Humansville, Missouri. She was home-schooled before attending the Monticello Seminary in Godfrey, Illinois, and Hosmer Hall in St. Louis for her education. Akins lived in St. Louis for many years, writing poetry and contributing criticism to the magazine "Reedy's Mirror"... See full bio »

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in Humansville, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 71) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1968 Theatre 625 (TV series)
– The Swallow's Nest (1968) (play)
 
1959 Grande Teatro Tupi (TV series)
– A Solteirona (1959)
 
1959 The Sad Horse (story)
 
1958 Stage Struck (play)
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
– The Koshetz Story (1957) (writer)
 
1956 Ethel Barrymore Theater (TV series)
– The Daugthers of Mars (1956)
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
– The Day I Met Caruso (1956)
– The Bitter Waters (1956) (teleplay)
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– The Old Maid (1956) (play)
 
1954 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– The Old Maid (1954) (play)
 
1953 How to Marry a Millionaire (plays)
 
1952 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– O Evening Star (1952) (play)
 
1950 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– Mrs. January and Mr. Ex (1950) (play)
 
1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
– Another Darling (1950) (play)
 
1947 Desire Me
 
1939 The Old Maid (based on the play by: Pulitzer Prize)
 
1938 Zaza (screenplay / as Zoë Akins)
 
1938 Three Blind Mice (play "The Greeks Had a Word for It" - uncredited)
 
1938 The Toy Wife (screen play)
 
1936 Camille (screen play)
 
1936 My Man Godfrey (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1936 Show Boat (contributing writer / material unused - uncredited)
 
1936 Accused (screenplay / story)
 
1936 Lady of Secrets
 
1934 Outcast Lady (screen play)
 
1933 Morning Glory (from the play by)
 
1933 Christopher Strong (screen play)
 
1932 The Greeks Had a Word for Them (play "The Greeks Had a Word for It")
 
1931 Working Girls
 
1931 Once a Lady
 
1931 Girls About Town (story)
 
1931 Women Love Once
 
1930 The Right to Love
 
1930 Toda una vida (adaptation)
 
1930 Anybody's Woman
 
1930 Ladies Love Brutes (play "Pardon My Glove")
 
1930 The Furies (play)
 
1930 Sarah and Son (adaptation / dialogue)
 
1929 Her Private Life (play "Declassee")
 
1925 Eve's Secret (play "The Moon-Flower")
 
1925 Declassée (play)
 
1925 Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (play)
 

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Personal Details

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Playwright: "The Swallow's Nest" See more »

Alternate Names:

Zoë Akins
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Star Sign:

Scorpio