John P. Marquand(1893-1960)

Writer

John P. Marquand was born on 10 November 1893 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. He was a writer, known for Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937), Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939) and Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937). He was previously married to Adelaide Hooker and Christina Davenport Sedgwick. He died on 16 July 1960 in Newburyport, Kent's Island, Massachusetts, USA.

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Known for:

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

6.7

Writer(as J.P. Marquand)

1937

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

6.4

Writer

1939

Thank You, Mr. Moto

6.9

Writer

1937

The Late George Apley

7.0

Writer

1947

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Writer

Miss Moto, Part 1
- novel
- Short
- 2015
The Return of Mr. Moto
- character creator (uncredited)
- 1965
The United States Steel Hour
- story
- novel
- TV Series
- 1954–1962
Playhouse 90
- novel
- writer
- TV Series
- 1956–1958
Stopover Tokyo
- novel
- 1957
Matinee Theater
- story
- TV Series
- 1955–1957
Top Secret Affair
- novel "Melville Goodwin, U.S.A."
- 1957
Studio One
- story
- TV Series
- 1956
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
- novel
- TV Series
- 1955
Curtain Call
- story
- TV Series
- 1952
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
- story
- TV Series
- 1950–1952
B.F.'s Daughter
- novel "B.F.'s Daughter"
- 1948
The Late George Apley
- based on the novel by
- from the play by
- 1947
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
- novel
- 1941
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
- character
- 1939

Personal details

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Alternative names
- J. P. Marquand
Born
- November 10, 1893
- Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Died
- July 16, 1960
- Newburyport, Kent's Island, Massachusetts, USA(in his sleep)
Spouses
Other works
Novel: "Haven's End" (filmed as Haven's End (1954))
Publicity listings
- 4 Print Biographies

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Trivia
He attended Harvard, where he majored in chemistry, and worked on the Harvard Lampoon.

Quotes
I was sent to China in 1934 by the Saturday Evening Post with instructions to do a series of stories with authentic Oriental background. Naturally, I did a great deal of poking around in Chinese cities and finally wandered to Japan. There I was constantly shadowed by a polite little Japanese detective. Suddenly, it dawned on me that he was just the protagonist I was looking for - and while my shadow did his duty very conscientiously' 'Mr. Motto', the shrewd, the polite, the efficient sleuth was born.