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Don Marquis(1878-1937)

  • Writer
  • Director
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Don Marquis was born on 29 July 1878 in Walnut, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Old Soak (1926), The Cruise of the Jasper B (1926) and Blood Test (1923). He was married to Marjorie Vonnegut and Reina Melcher. He died on 29 December 1937 in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 29, 1878
DiedDecember 29, 1937(59)
BornJuly 29, 1878
DiedDecember 29, 1937(59)
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Known for

Jean Hersholt, George J. Lewis, and June Marlowe in The Old Soak (1926)
The Old Soak
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1926
The Cruise of the Jasper B (1926)
The Cruise of the Jasper B
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1926
Les Bates, Dick Hatton, and William F. Moran in Blood Test (1923)
Blood Test
  • Director
  • 1923
Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • The Sports Pages (2001)
    The Sports Pages
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • story "Why Doc Waddems Never Broke 100" (segment "How Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100")
    • 2001
  • Shinbone Alley (1970)
    Shinbone Alley
    5.5
    • "Archy and Mehitabel" stories
    • 1970
  • Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
    Play of the Week
    7.1
    TV Series
    • book "The Life and Times of Archy and Mehitabel"
    • 1960
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1956
  • Wallace Beery, Judith Barrett, and Eric Linden in The Good Old Soak (1937)
    The Good Old Soak
    5.8
    • play "The Old Soak"
    • 1937
  • Shirley Temple in Captain January (1936)
    Captain January
    7.0
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, and Irene Rich in The Champ (1931)
    The Champ
    7.2
    • dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Jackie Cooper in Skippy (1931)
    Skippy
    6.3
    • additional dialogue by
    • 1931
  • The Cruise of the Jasper B (1926)
    The Cruise of the Jasper B
    7.3
    • novel
    • 1926
  • Jean Hersholt, George J. Lewis, and June Marlowe in The Old Soak (1926)
    The Old Soak
    4.5
    • play
    • 1926

Director



  • Les Bates, Dick Hatton, and William F. Moran in Blood Test (1923)
    Blood Test
    • Director
    • 1923

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 29, 1878
    • Walnut, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • December 29, 1937
    • Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA(stroke)
  • Spouses
      Marjorie VonnegutFebruary 2, 1926 - October 26, 1936 (her death)
  • Other works
    Book: "archy and mehitabel".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Children: Robert (7 November 1915 - 15 February 1921) and Barbara (October 1918 - October 1931).
  • Quotes
    [on choice] Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

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