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Charles Gordon MacArthur (November 5, 1895 – April 21, 1956) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and 1935 winner of the Academy Award for Best Story.
Charles MacArthur (born Nov. 5, 1895, Scranton, Pa., U.S.—died April 21, 1956, New York, N.Y.) was an American journalist, dramatist, and screenwriter. He was a colourful personality who is remembered for his comedies written with Ben Hecht.
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Charles MacArthur. Writer: The Scoundrel. "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.
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Feb 4, 2019 · The Great Hollywood Screenwriter Who Hated Hollywood. Ben Hecht helped invent modern American cinema—while he was making other plans. By David Denby. February 4, 2019. Hecht (pictured with Charles...
American journalist, dramatist, and screenwriter Charles MacArthur was best known for his comedies written with Ben Hecht. Their play The Front Page (1928) was adapted for film three times, most notably in 1940 as His Girl Friday, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell.
Charles Macarthur, American author, playwright. Served as trooper 1st Illinois Cavalry, Mexican Border, 1916. Background. Declining to follow his father into ministry, he moved to the Midwest and soon became a successful reporter in Chicago, working for the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Daily News. Education.
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Charles MacArthur was a screenwriter and playwright. MacArthur has won Academy Award in Best Story category for 'The Scoundrel', with Ben Hecht. MacArthur was known for his works in The Scoundrel and Crime Without Passion.
