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Eric S. Hatch (October 31, 1901 - July 4, 1973) was an American writer on the staff of The New Yorker and a novelist and screenwriter best known for his books 1101 Park Avenue, (which became a hit film in 1936 under the title My Man Godfrey) and The Year of the Horse (which was adapted as a Disney comedy with the title, The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit).
Jul 6, 1973 · LITCHFIELD, Conn., July 5 — Eric Hatch, novelist, died last evening in Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. He was 71 years old and lived here. Surviving are his widow, the former E ...
Eric Hatch has 57 books on Goodreads with 459 ratings. Eric Hatch’s most popular book is My Man Godfrey.
Eric S. Hatch (1902-1973) was kicked out of various schools, worked for Fisk & Hatch on Wall Street and found out he could write. He was The New Yorker's first sports columnist, covering steeplechase, polo and sailing. Hatch published his first novel at age 22. My Man Godfrey evolved from novella to novel to movie script between 1933 and 1936.
Eric Hatch (1901-1973) Eric Hatch. Writer. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. American novelist Eric Stow Hatch was born in New York City in 1901. His father was an investment banker on Wall Street, and at age 17 Hatch dropped out of school and went to work for his father's firm, staying for ten years. His career was interrupted by World War I ...
- Writer, Actor
- October 31, 1901
- Eric Hatch
- July 4, 1973
Author Eric S. Hatch was summoned to Hollywood to write the screenplay for the famous 1936 screwball comedy, with help from Morrie Ryskind. The film starred Carol Lombard and William Powell and the script was nominated for an Academy Award. Godfrey has endured all these years because it has a serious social theme anchoring a wacky screwball ...
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Eric Hatch. Writer: My Man Godfrey. American novelist Eric Stow Hatch was born in New York City in 1901. His father was an investment banker on Wall Street, and at age 17 Hatch dropped out of school and went to work for his father's firm, staying for ten years. His career was interrupted by World War I, during which he served two years with the New York National Guard. At...
