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Matt Brooks(1907-1990)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Matt Brooks was born on 25 December 1907 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Ship Ahoy (1942), Radio City Revels (1938) and Swing Fever (1943). He was married to Gertrude Green. He died on 25 November 1990 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
BornDecember 25, 1907
DiedNovember 25, 1990(82)
BornDecember 25, 1907
DiedNovember 25, 1990(82)
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Known for

Eleanor Powell, Tommy Dorsey, and Red Skelton in Ship Ahoy (1942)
Ship Ahoy
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1942
Kenny Baker, Bob Burns, Ann Miller, and Jack Oakie in Radio City Revels (1938)
Radio City Revels
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1938
Kay Kyser and Marilyn Maxwell in Swing Fever (1943)
Swing Fever
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1943
Maude Eburne, Louise Fazenda, and Ann Rutherford in Doughnuts and Society (1936)
Doughnuts and Society
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1936

Credits

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Writer

  • Four Star Revue (1950)
    Four Star Revue
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • written by
    • 1952
  • Sauce Tartare
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • sketches
    • 1949
  • Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Bing Crosby, Paulette Goddard, Betty Hutton, Arturo de Córdova, Cass Daley, Barry Fitzgerald, Ed Gardner, Dorothy Lamour, Victor Moore, and Sonny Tufts in Duffy's Tavern (1945)
    Duffy's Tavern
    5.8
    • sketch
    • 1945
  • Kay Kyser and Marilyn Maxwell in Swing Fever (1943)
    Swing Fever
    6.0
    • story
    • 1943
  • Eleanor Powell, Tommy Dorsey, and Red Skelton in Ship Ahoy (1942)
    Ship Ahoy
    6.5
    • story
    • 1942
  • Kenny Baker, Bob Burns, Ann Miller, and Jack Oakie in Radio City Revels (1938)
    Radio City Revels
    6.0
    • screen play
    • original story
    • 1938
  • Maude Eburne, Louise Fazenda, and Ann Rutherford in Doughnuts and Society (1936)
    Doughnuts and Society
    6.2
    • additional dialogue
    • 1936
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Muriel Evans, Ted Healy, Curly Howard, The Radio Rogues, M-G-M Dancing Girls, Tut Mace, and The Three Stooges in The Big Idea (1934)
    The Big Idea
    5.4
    Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Plane Nuts (1933)
    Plane Nuts
    5.7
    Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Hello Pop (1933)
    Hello Pop
    5.7
    Short
    • writer
    • 1933
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Ted Healy, and Curly Howard in Beer and Pretzels (1933)
    Beer and Pretzels
    5.8
    Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Nertsery Rhymes (1933)
    Nertsery Rhymes
    5.7
    Short
    • writer
    • 1933

Actor

  • Ginger Rogers, Pat O'Brien, Allen Jenkins, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
    Twenty Million Sweethearts
    6.3
    • 3rd Hillbilly (uncredited)
    • 1934

Soundtrack

  • Ginger Rogers, Pat O'Brien, Allen Jenkins, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
    Twenty Million Sweethearts
    6.3
    • lyrics: "The Last Round-Up" (1933)
    • performer: "The Last Round-Up" (1933) (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 25, 1907
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 25, 1990
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Gertrude GreenJanuary 7, 1938 - ?
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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