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Michael L. Simmons(1896-1980)

  • Writer
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Michael L. Simmons was born on 5 April 1896 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Missing Daughters (1939), Flight to Fame (1938) and All American Sweetheart (1937). He was married to Mary A. Goldstein. He died in February 1980 in Maplewood, New Jersey, USA.
BornApril 5, 1896
DiedFebruary 1980
BornApril 5, 1896
DiedFebruary 1980
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Known for

Richard Arlen and Rochelle Hudson in Missing Daughters (1939)
Missing Daughters
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1939
Julie Bishop and Charles Farrell in Flight to Fame (1938)
Flight to Fame
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1938
Patricia Farr and Scott Kolk in All American Sweetheart (1937)
All American Sweetheart
  • Writer
  • 1937
Richard Arlen and Fay Wray in Murder in Greenwich Village (1937)
Murder in Greenwich Village
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Writer

  • Smiley Burnette and Charles Starrett in Landrush (1946)
    Landrush
    6.1
    • original story and screenplay (as Michael Simmons)
    • 1946
  • Jimmy Carpenter and Pat Parrish in They Live in Fear (1944)
    They Live in Fear
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1944
  • Heavenly Music (1943)
    Heavenly Music
    6.2
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Norris Goff, Rosemary La Planche, and Chester Lauck in Two Weeks to Live (1943)
    Two Weeks to Live
    5.5
    • original screen play by
    • 1943
  • Richard Cromwell, Frank Graham, Edgar Kennedy, Mantan Moreland, and Gale Storm in Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher (1943)
    Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Guy Kibbee and Gloria Warren in Cinderella Swings It (1943)
    Cinderella Swings It
    6.7
    • original screenplay
    • 1943
  • Margaret Hayes and Guy Kibbee in Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942)
    Scattergood Survives a Murder
    6.3
    • original screenplay
    • 1942
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, and Don Porter in Eyes of the Underworld (1942)
    Eyes of the Underworld
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1942
  • Guy Kibbee in Scattergood Rides High (1942)
    Scattergood Rides High
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1942
  • Mildred Coles, William Henry, and Guy Kibbee in Scattergood Meets Broadway (1941)
    Scattergood Meets Broadway
    5.5
    • original screenplay
    • story
    • 1941
  • John Archer, Carol Hughes, and Guy Kibbee in Scattergood Baines (1941)
    Scattergood Baines
    6.6
    • original screenplay
    • 1941
  • Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Samuel S. Hinds, Beverly Roberts, and Lupita Tovar in Tropic Fury (1939)
    Tropic Fury
    3.9
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Richard Arlen and Andy Devine in Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939)
    Mutiny on the Blackhawk
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Richard Arlen and Rochelle Hudson in Missing Daughters (1939)
    Missing Daughters
    5.8
    • original screenplay
    • 1939
  • Charles Bickford and Jean Parker in Romance of the Redwoods (1939)
    Romance of the Redwoods
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • M.L. Simmons
  • Born
    • April 5, 1896
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 1980
    • Maplewood, New Jersey, USA
  • Spouse
    • Mary A. GoldsteinJune 18, 1921 - February 1980 (his death, 1 child)

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