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Laird Doyle(1907-1936)

  • Writer
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Laird Doyle was born on 27 August 1907 in Ashley, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Cain and Mabel (1936), Jimmy the Gent (1934) and Hell Below (1933). He was married to Mary Doyle. He died on 2 November 1936 in Glendale, California, USA.
BornAugust 27, 1907
DiedNovember 2, 1936(29)
BornAugust 27, 1907
DiedNovember 2, 1936(29)
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Known for

Clark Gable and Marion Davies in Cain and Mabel (1936)
Cain and Mabel
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1936
James Cagney in Jimmy the Gent (1934)
Jimmy the Gent
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1934
Jimmy Durante, Madge Evans, Walter Huston, and Robert Montgomery in Hell Below (1933)
Hell Below
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1933
Sally Blane and Hobart Bosworth in The Phantom Express (1932)
The Phantom Express
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1932

Credits

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  • Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey in Northwest Outpost (1947)
    Northwest Outpost
    5.9
    • adaptation
    • 1947
  • David Bruce and Brenda Marshall in Singapore Woman (1941)
    Singapore Woman
    5.8
    • story "Hard Luck Dame"
    • 1941
  • Errol Flynn, Kay Francis, and Ian Hunter in Another Dawn (1937)
    Another Dawn
    6.1
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, and Ann Sheridan in San Quentin (1937)
    San Quentin
    6.5
    • contributor to dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
    The Prince and the Pauper
    7.2
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • Noah Beery, Constance Cummings, Beatrix Lehmann, and Hugh Sinclair in Strangers on a Honeymoon (1936)
    Strangers on a Honeymoon
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • Joan Blondell, Teddy Hart, Carol Hughes, Allen Jenkins, Guy Kibbee, Sam Levene, and Frank McHugh in Three Men on a Horse (1936)
    Three Men on a Horse
    6.6
    • screen play
    • 1936
  • Clark Gable and Marion Davies in Cain and Mabel (1936)
    Cain and Mabel
    6.4
    • screen play
    • 1936
  • Marion Davies in Hearts Divided (1936)
    Hearts Divided
    6.1
    • screen play
    • 1936
  • Bette Davis, Margaret Lindsay, and Franchot Tone in Dangerous (1935)
    Dangerous
    6.8
    • story
    • screen play
    • 1935
  • Pat O'Brien, Jane Froman, Frank McHugh, James Melton, and Jean Muir in Stars Over Broadway (1935)
    Stars Over Broadway
    5.7
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Bette Davis and George Brent in Special Agent (1935)
    Special Agent
    6.4
    • screen play
    • 1935
  • Bette Davis and George Brent in Front Page Woman (1935)
    Front Page Woman
    6.5
    • screen play
    • dialogue
    • 1935
  • Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
    Oil for the Lamps of China
    6.4
    • screen play
    • 1935
  • Bette Davis and Paul Muni in Bordertown (1935)
    Bordertown
    6.6
    • screen play
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 27, 1907
    • Ashley, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • November 2, 1936
    • Glendale, California, USA(airplane crash)
  • Spouse
    • Mary Doyle? - November 2, 1936 (his death)

Did you know

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    Began writing movie scripts after graduating from Stanford University and a brief stint as a newspaperman. Doyle died after the airplane he was taking flying lessons in stalled and crashed.

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