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Robert Chapin(1907-1987)

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Robert Chapin was born on 1 May 1907 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was a writer, known for Isle of Missing Men (1942), Bowery Boy (1940) and Borrowing Trouble (1937). He died on 15 December 1987 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
BornMay 1, 1907
DiedDecember 15, 1987(80)
BornMay 1, 1907
DiedDecember 15, 1987(80)
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Known for

Helen Gilbert, John Howard, Alan Mowbray, and Gilbert Roland in Isle of Missing Men (1942)
Isle of Missing Men
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1942
Dennis O'Keefe in Bowery Boy (1940)
Bowery Boy
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1940
Borrowing Trouble (1937)
Borrowing Trouble
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1937
Spring Byington, Russell Gleason, Joan Marsh, Jed Prouty, Florence Roberts, and Marjorie Weaver in Hot Water (1937)
Hot Water
4.7
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Writer

  • Are You Popular? (1947)
    Are You Popular?
    3.6
    Short
    • writer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Peter Cookson and Gale Storm in G.I. Honeymoon (1945)
    G.I. Honeymoon
    5.5
    • story
    • 1945
  • Helen Gilbert, John Howard, Alan Mowbray, and Gilbert Roland in Isle of Missing Men (1942)
    Isle of Missing Men
    5.5
    • adaptation by
    • screenplay by
    • 1942
  • Alan Baxter and Gertrude Michael in Prisoner of Japan (1942)
    Prisoner of Japan
    4.5
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Dennis O'Keefe in Bowery Boy (1940)
    Bowery Boy
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1940
  • Glenn Ford, Joe De Stefani, and Rochelle Hudson in Babies for Sale (1940)
    Babies for Sale
    6.1
    • story
    • 1940
  • Johnny Sheffield in Little Orvie (1940)
    Little Orvie
    5.6
    • screen play by
    • 1940
  • Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Penny Singleton in Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
    Blondie Brings Up Baby
    6.8
    • story
    • 1939
  • Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Penny Singleton in Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939)
    Blondie Takes a Vacation
    6.8
    • story
    • 1939
  • Spring Byington, June Carlson, Shirley Deane, Russell Gleason, Jed Prouty, and Florence Roberts in Everybody's Baby (1939)
    Everybody's Baby
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Nana Bryant, Robert Kellard, Jean Rogers, Arthur Treacher, and Jane Withers in Always in Trouble (1938)
    Always in Trouble
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Edward Brophy, Stuart Erwin, Douglas Fowley, Harold Huber, and Pauline Moore in Passport Husband (1938)
    Passport Husband
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Spring Byington, Jed Prouty, and Florence Roberts in Safety in Numbers (1938)
    Safety in Numbers
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Lynn Bari, Phyllis Brooks, Dixie Dunbar, Leah Ray, Jayne Regan, and Claire Trevor in Walking Down Broadway (1938)
    Walking Down Broadway
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Borrowing Trouble (1937)
    Borrowing Trouble
    5.6
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 1, 1907
    • Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • December 15, 1987
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA
  • Other works
    Playwright: "G.I. Honeymoon" (filmed as G.I. Honeymoon (1945)).

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