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Charles MacArthur (1895–1956)

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"Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers out there are starving!" When Patrick Dennis's fictional Auntie Mame uttered this pithy observation, she could have been speaking of Charles MacArthur. Charlie never shied away from the feast, and he certainly never went hungry. Arriving in November 1895 in Scranton... See full bio »

Born:

Charles Gordon MacArthur
in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 60) in New York City, New York, USA
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1988 Switching Channels (play "The Front Page")
 
1982 Spéciale dernière (TV movie) (play "The Front Page")
 
1974 The Front Page (play)
 
1970 The Front Page (TV movie) (play)
 
1967 Spéciale dernière (TV movie) (play)
 
1963 Reporter (TV movie)
 
1962 Billy Rose's Jumbo (book)
 
1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
– Twentieth Century (1956) (play)
 
1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
– The Front Page (1953) (play)
– Twentieth Century (1953) (play)
 
1950 Perfect Strangers (play "Ladies and Gentlemen")
 
1949-1950 The Front Page (TV series)
– Episode #1.18 (1950) (play / screenplay)
– Episode #1.17 (1950) (play / screenplay)
– Episode #1.16 (1950) (play / screenplay)
– Episode #1.15 (1950) (play / screenplay)
– Episode #1.14 (1949) (play / screenplay)
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1949 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
– The Twentieth Century (1949) (play)
 
1948 The Front Page (TV movie) (play)
 
1948 Lulu Belle (play)
 
1947 The Senator Was Indiscreet
 
1945 The Front Page (TV movie) (play)
 
1941 The Mad Doctor (uncredited)
 
1940 I Take This Woman (original story)
 
1940 His Girl Friday (play "The Front Page")
 
1939 Wuthering Heights (screenplay)
 
1939 Gunga Din (story)
 
1938 Angels with Dirty Faces (uncredited)
 
1937 King of Gamblers (uncredited)
 
1936 Soak the Rich
 
1935 Barbary Coast
 
1935 Spring Tonic (play)
 
1935 Once in a Blue Moon
 
1935 The Scoundrel (story)
 
1934 The President Vanishes (uncredited)
 
1934 Crime Without Passion (written by)
 
1934 Twentieth Century (play - uncredited / screenplay)
 
1934 Upperworld (story - uncredited)
 
1934 Riptide (uncredited)
 
1933 The White Sister (uncredited)
 
1933/I Topaze (uncredited)
 
1932 Rasputin and the Empress (screen play)
 
1932 Freaks (uncredited)
 
1931 Hell Divers (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1931 The Unholy Garden
 
1931 The Sin of Madelon Claudet (dialogue continuity)
 
1931 New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (adapted by)
 
1931 Homicide Squad (uncredited)
 
1931 Quick Millions (uncredited)
 
1931 En cada puerto un amor
 
1931 The Front Page (by)
 
1930 Paid (adaptation by / dialogue by)
 
1930 Way for a Sailor (additional dialogue)
 
1930 Billy the Kid (additional dialogue)
 
1930 King of Jazz (uncredited)
 
1930 The Girl Said No (dialogue by / as Charles Macarthur)
 
1930 Street of Chance (uncredited)
 
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1936 Soak the Rich (producer)
 
1935 Once in a Blue Moon (producer)
 
1935 The Scoundrel (producer)
 
1934 Crime Without Passion (producer)
 
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1935 The Scoundrel
Flop House Bum (uncredited)
 
1934 Crime Without Passion
2d Interviewer (light suit) (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1928) Stage: Wrote (w/Ben Hecht) "The Front Page", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Times Square Theatre: 14 Aug 1928-Apr 1929 (closing date unknown/276 performances). Cast: Walter Baldwin (as "Bensinger, of The Tribune"), George Barbier (as "The Mayor")... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Charles Macarthur
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

(About Irving Thalberg) He's too good to last. The lamb doesn't lie down with the lion for long. See more »

Trivia:

Established with wife Helen Hayes, the Mary MacArthur Fund with The March of Dimes to assist children who are dying of polio, named after their daughter, Mary, who died of the disease in 1949. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Scorpio