Winchell Smith(1871-1933)

Writer
Director
Editor

Winchell Smith was born on 5 April 1871 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Saphead (1920), The Boomerang (1925) and Lightnin' (1925). He was married to Grace F. Spencer. He died on 10 June 1933 in Farmington, Connecticut, USA.

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Known for

The Saphead

6.1

Writer

1920

The Boomerang

Writer

1925

Lightnin'

5.9

Writer

1925

Lightnin'

6.3

Writer(as Winchel L. Smith)

1930

Credits

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Writer

Three on a Spree
5.7
- play "Brewster's Millions"
- 1961
Broadway Television Theatre
6.3
TV Series
- play
- 1952
Kraft Mystery Theatre
7.8
TV Series
- play
- 1949–1951
The Magnavox Theater
6.2
TV Series
- play
- 1950
Brewster's Millions
6.6
- stage play
- 1945
Brewster's Millions
7.1
- play
- 1935
Lightnin'
6.3
- play (as Winchel L. Smith)
- 1930
The Love Doctor
- play "The Boomerang"
- 1929
The Fortune Hunter
- play
- 1927
Going Crooked
6.0
- play
- 1926
Miss Brewster's Millions
6.1
- play
- 1926
Thank You
4.3
- play "Thank You, A Play in Three Acts"
- 1925
The Wheel
- play
- 1925
Lightnin'
5.9
- from the play by
- 1925
The Boomerang
- play "The Boomerang: A Comedy in Three Acts"
- 1925

Director

Editor

Personal details

Alternative name
- Winchel L. Smith
Born
- April 5, 1871
- Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died
- June 10, 1933
- Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Spouse
- Grace F. Spencer1882 - October 20, 1932 (her death)
Other works
Stage: Appeared (Broadway debut) in "The New Clown", produced on Broadway. Farce. Written by H.M. Paull. Scenic Design by Edward G. Unitt. Directed by Joseph Humphries. Garrick Theatre: 25 Aug 1902-Sep 1902 (closing date unknown/40 performances). Cast: Harrison Armstrong, Frederick E. Bean, Jessie Busley, Thomas Davis, Ralph Delmore, Helen Douglas, Elsie Ferguson, Jameson Lee Finney, C.J. Garrigan, Margaret Gordon, Leonore Harris, George S. Irving, Blanche Landers, Carrie Landers, Inez Marcel, Beatrice Burton Morgan, Maud Raymond, May Seeley, Frederick Spencer, Caroline Starbuck, Alexander Taylor, Julius Witmark. Produced by Charles Frohman.
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