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Humphrey Pearson(1893-1937)

  • Writer
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Humphrey Pearson was born on 30 November 1893 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for On with the Show! (1929), Bright Lights (1930) and Bride of the Regiment (1930). He was married to Rive King. He died on 24 February 1937 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
BornNovember 30, 1893
DiedFebruary 24, 1937(43)
BornNovember 30, 1893
DiedFebruary 24, 1937(43)
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Known for

William Bakewell, Joe E. Brown, Betty Compson, Madeline Fairbanks, Marion Fairbanks, Louise Fazenda, Sam Hardy, Arthur Lake, and Sally O'Neil in On with the Show! (1929)
On with the Show!
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1929
Noah Beery, Frank Fay, and Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
Bright Lights
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1930
Bride of the Regiment (1930)
Bride of the Regiment
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1930
Joe E. Brown and Bernice Claire in Top Speed (1930)
Top Speed
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1930

Credits

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Writer

  • Smith Ballew, Ernest Cossart, Frances Langford, and Guy Standing in Palm Springs (1936)
    Palm Springs
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Young in Red Salute (1935)
    Red Salute
    5.9
    • story and screenplay
    • 1935
  • Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
    Ruggles of Red Gap
    7.5
    • adaptation
    • 1935
  • George Bancroft and Frances Fuller in Elmer and Elsie (1934)
    Elmer and Elsie
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • Elissa Landi, David Manners, Adolphe Menjou, Lynne Overman, and Raymond Walburn in The Great Flirtation (1934)
    The Great Flirtation
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • Charles Farrell, Wynne Gibson, and Zasu Pitts in Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933)
    Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Spencer Tracy, Stuart Erwin, Harry Lachman, and Marian Nixon in Face in the Sky (1933)
    Face in the Sky
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • William Boyd, Charles 'Chic' Sale, and Dorothy Wilson in Men of America (1932)
    Men of America
    6.1
    • from a story by
    • 1932
  • Laurence Olivier and Ann Harding in Westward Passage (1932)
    Westward Passage
    5.3
    • dialogue
    • 1932
  • Mary Astor and Richard Dix in The Lost Squadron (1932)
    The Lost Squadron
    6.4
    • additional writer (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Consolation Marriage (1931)
    Consolation Marriage
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • dialogue
    • 1931
  • Hugh Herbert, Frank Albertson, Evelyn Brent, Constance Cummings, Dorothy Peterson, and Paul Sloane in Traveling Husbands (1931)
    Traveling Husbands
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • Joe E. Brown and Laura Lee in Going Wild (1930)
    Going Wild
    5.8
    • adaptation & dialogue
    • 1930
  • Marilyn Miller in Sunny (1930)
    Sunny
    5.2
    • screen adaptation
    • 1930
  • Noah Beery, Frank Fay, and Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
    Bright Lights
    5.6
    • screen version & dialogue
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 30, 1893
    • Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • February 24, 1937
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(gunshot wound)
  • Spouse
    • Rive King? - 1937 (his death)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Shoestring" (filmed as On with the Show! (1929))
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Eerie coincidence: Pearson died on the same day as Guy Standing who starred in Pearson's Palm Springs (1936).

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