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Bradford Ropes(1905-1966)

  • Writer
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Bradford Ropes worked as a dancer on Broadway and also wrote novels and screenplays in Hollywood, where he was in the early 40s a contract player for Republic. His best remembered work, the novel "42nd Street,", was made into a movie (he collaborated on the adaptation) and a very successful Broadway musical.
BornJanuary 1, 1905
DiedNovember 21, 1966(61)
BornJanuary 1, 1905
DiedNovember 21, 1966(61)
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Known for

Ginger Rogers, Warner Baxter, George Brent, Bebe Daniels, Allen Jenkins, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Dick Powell, Ned Sparks, and George E. Stone in 42nd Street (1933)
42nd Street
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1933
Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler in Go Into Your Dance (1935)
Go Into Your Dance
6.0
  • Writer(uncredited)
  • 1935
Vivian Austin, Marjorie Gateson, Betty Kean, Fuzzy Knight, and Eddie Quillan in Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944)
Hi, Good Lookin'!
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1944
Maureen O'Sullivan and Alice Brady in Stage Mother (1933)
Stage Mother
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1933

Credits

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  • 42nd Street: The Musical (2019)
    42nd Street: The Musical
    7.8
    • based on the novel by
    • 2019
  • 42nd Street (1986)
    42nd Street
    8.3
    • novel
    • 1986
  • The Hunter (1952)
    The Hunter
    6.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1954
  • Judson Laire and Peggy Wood in Mama (1949)
    Mama
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Man Against Crime (1949)
    Man Against Crime
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1953–1954
  • Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949)
    Martin Kane, Private Eye
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1954
  • Rex Allen in Redwood Forest Trail (1950)
    Redwood Forest Trail
    4.8
    • written by
    • 1950
  • Rex Allen in The Arizona Cowboy (1950)
    The Arizona Cowboy
    6.0
    • written by
    • 1950
  • Estelita Rodriguez in Belle of Old Mexico (1950)
    Belle of Old Mexico
    6.4
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1950
  • Tony Barrett, Barbra Fuller, Ray McDonald, and Danni Sue Nolan in Flame of Youth (1949)
    Flame of Youth
    5.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Rod Cameron and Maria Montez in Pirates of Monterey (1947)
    Pirates of Monterey
    5.8
    • story
    • 1947
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Joan Shawlee in Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
    Buck Privates Come Home
    6.8
    • based on story by
    • 1947
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Marjorie Reynolds in The Time of Their Lives (1946)
    The Time of Their Lives
    7.5
    • original screenplay
    • 1946
  • Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Trigger, and The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir in Song of Arizona (1946)
    Song of Arizona
    5.6
    • story
    • 1946
  • Lola Lane in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
    Why Girls Leave Home
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 1, 1905
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • November 21, 1966
    • Wollaston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Other works
    Novel: "42nd Street". NOTE: Filmed as 42nd Street (1933).

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