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Byron Ongley(1876-1915)

  • Writer
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Byron Ongley was born in March 1876 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Brewster's Millions (1935), He Comes Up Smiling (1918) and Brewster's Millions (1945). He was married to Amy Summers. He died on 23 October 1915 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
BornMarch 1876
DiedOctober 23, 1915
BornMarch 1876
DiedOctober 23, 1915
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Known for

Jack Buchanan and Lili Damita in Brewster's Millions (1935)
Brewster's Millions
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1935
He Comes Up Smiling (1918)
He Comes Up Smiling
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1918
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Mischa Auer, June Havoc, Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Patrick, and Helen Walker in Brewster's Millions (1945)
Brewster's Millions
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1945
Bebe Daniels in Miss Brewster's Millions (1926)
Miss Brewster's Millions
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1926

Credits

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Writer

  • Carole Lesley and Jack Watling in Three on a Spree (1961)
    Three on a Spree
    5.7
    • play "Brewster's Millions"
    • 1961
  • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Mischa Auer, June Havoc, Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Patrick, and Helen Walker in Brewster's Millions (1945)
    Brewster's Millions
    6.6
    • stage play
    • 1945
  • Jack Buchanan and Lili Damita in Brewster's Millions (1935)
    Brewster's Millions
    7.1
    • play
    • 1935
  • Bebe Daniels in Miss Brewster's Millions (1926)
    Miss Brewster's Millions
    6.1
    • play
    • 1926
  • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle in Brewster's Millions (1921)
    Brewster's Millions
    6.6
    • play "Brewster's Millions"
    • 1921
  • He Comes Up Smiling (1918)
    He Comes Up Smiling
    6.2
    • play
    • 1918
  • Brewster's Millions (1914)
    Brewster's Millions
    6.2
    • play "Brewster's Millions"
    • 1914

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 1876
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 23, 1915
    • Wilmington, Delaware, USA(head injury from fall)
  • Spouse
    • Amy SummersJanuary 26, 1908 - October 23, 1915 (his death)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Brewster's Millions" (filmed as Brewster's Millions (1985), Brewster's Millions (1945), Brewster's Millions (1914), Brewster's Millions (1921), Brewster's Millions (1935), Brewster's Billions)

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    Started out as a stage actor and manager in stock companies, and then moved into playwriting and producing. Died in an accidental fall from the third floor of the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware, after seeing a play.

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