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Alexander Woollcott(1887-1943)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Alexander Woollcott was born on 19 January 1887 in Phalanx, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Man with Two Faces (1934), The Dark Tower (1943) and Bobbed Hair (1925). He died on 23 January 1943 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 19, 1887
DiedJanuary 23, 1943(56)
BornJanuary 19, 1887
DiedJanuary 23, 1943(56)
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Edward G. Robinson in The Man with Two Faces (1934)
The Man with Two Faces
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1934
The Dark Tower (1943)
The Dark Tower
6.0
  • Writer(as Alexander Woolcott)
  • 1943
Louise Fazenda, Kenneth Harlan, Otto Hoffman, Reed Howes, Marie Prevost, and John Roche in Bobbed Hair (1925)
Bobbed Hair
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1925
TV Reader's Digest (1955)
TV Reader's Digest
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer

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Writer

  • Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin (1998)
    Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 1998
  • Diana Rigg in BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    Three Piece Suite
    • adapted from a story by: Entrance Fee
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • TV Reader's Digest (1955)
    TV Reader's Digest
    • based upon an article by
    • story
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    • story (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Zachary Scott in Medallion Theatre (1953)
    Medallion Theatre
    • story
    • TV Series
    • 1953
  • Sure As Fate
    • story
    • TV Series
    • 1950
  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Theatre
    • play
    • TV Series
    • 1950
  • The Dark Tower (1943)
    The Dark Tower
    • based on the play by (as Alexander Woolcott)
    • 1943
  • Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Emilie Dionne, Marie Dionne, and Yvonne Dionne in Five Times Five (1939)
    Five Times Five
    • commentary
    • Short
    • 1939
  • Edward G. Robinson in The Man with Two Faces (1934)
    The Man with Two Faces
    • based on play: "The Dark Tower" by
    • 1934
  • Louise Fazenda, Kenneth Harlan, Otto Hoffman, Reed Howes, Marie Prevost, and John Roche in Bobbed Hair (1925)
    Bobbed Hair
    • story
    • 1925

Actor

  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes on Broadway (1941)
    Babes on Broadway
    • Alexander Woollcott
    • 1941
  • Noël Coward and Julie Haydon in The Scoundrel (1935)
    The Scoundrel
    • Vanderveer Veyden
    • 1935
  • Gift of Gab (1934)
    Gift of Gab
    • Alexander Woollcott
    • 1934
  • Mr. W's Little Game
    • Mr. W
    • Short
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Alexander Woolcott
  • Born
    • January 19, 1887
    • Phalanx, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • January 23, 1943
    • New York City, New York, USA(cerebral hemorrhage)
  • Other works
    Book: "Mrs. Fiske: Her Views on Actors, Acting, and the Problems of Production". New York: Century
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Print Biographies
    • 9 Portrayals

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  • Trivia
    "Sheridan Whiteside," the lead character of the Moss Hart/George S. Kaufman play (and later film) The Man Who Came to Dinner, was based on Woolcott, an old friend of Hart and Kaufman.
  • Quotes
    All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal, or fattening.

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