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Maurine Dallas Watkins (1896–1969)

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Her non-musical play "Chicago, or, Play Ball" has become one of the most adapted plays in history. The play was a silent Cecil B. DeMille feature in 1927 ( Chicago), a Ginger Rogers comedy in 1942 ( Roxie Hart), a Bob Fosse Broadway musical ("Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville") and a 2002 Oscar-winning musical film ( Chicago).

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in Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Died:

(age 73) in Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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2002 Chicago (play "Chicago")
 
1946 Easy to Wed (screenplay "Libeled Lady")
 
1942 Roxie Hart (play "Chicago" / as Maurine Watkins)
 
1940 I Love You Again (original story / as Maurine Watkins)
 
1938 Up the River (story)
 
1936 Libeled Lady (screen play / as Maurine Watkins)
 
1934 A Wicked Woman (contributor to dialogue - uncredited)
 
1934 Strictly Dynamite (screen play / as Maureen Watkins)
 
1934 Search for Beauty (story / as Maurine Watkins)
 
1933 Professional Sweetheart (as Maurine Watkins)
 
1933 The Story of Temple Drake (uncredited)
 
1933 Hello, Sister! (contract writer - uncredited)
 
1933 Child of Manhattan ( - uncredited / unconfirmed)
 
1932 No Man of Her Own (screen play / as Maurine Watkins)
 
1932 Hat Check Girl (contract writer - uncredited)
 
1932 The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (based on the play: "Tinsel Girl" by / as Maurine Watkins)
 
1932 Play-Girl (screenplay / as Maurine Watkins)
 
1931 Sob Sister (contract writer - uncredited)
 
1931 Doctors' Wives
 
1930 Up the River (story)
 
1927 Chicago (play)
 
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Other Works:

(1926) Stage: Wrote "Chicago", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Maurine Dallas Watkins. Directed by George Abbott. Music Box Theatre: 30 Dec 1926-May 1927 (closing date unknown/172 performances). Cast: George W. Anspeak, Robert Barrat (as "Martin S. Harrison"), Charles Bickford (as "Jake")... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Article  | See more »

Official Sites:

Maurine Dallas Watkins: Films, Plays and Stories [John Elliott] | See more »

Alternate Names:

Maureen Watkins | Maurine Watkins

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Her non-musical play "Chicago, or, Play Ball" has become one of the most adapted plays in history. The play was a silent Cecil B. DeMille feature in 1927 ( Chicago), a Ginger Rogers comedy in 1942 ( Roxie Hart), a Bob Fosse Broadway musical ("Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville") and a 2002 Oscar-winning musical film ( Chicago). See more »

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