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Charles Gordon MacArthur (November 5, 1895 – April 21, 1956) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and 1935 winner of the Academy Award for Best Story.
Charles MacArthur (born Nov. 5, 1895, Scranton, Pa., U.S.—died April 21, 1956, New York, N.Y.) was an American journalist, dramatist, and screenwriter. He was a colourful personality who is remembered for his comedies written with Ben Hecht.
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Learn about the life and career of Charles MacArthur, a prolific and versatile American playwright and screenwriter who collaborated with Ben Hecht on classics like The Front Page and Twentieth Century. Find out his biography, awards, trivia, and filmography on IMDb.
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Written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema several times. The play entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.
John Burkinshaw, the original owner of 5 Gallop Road, was a founding partner of one of Singapore’s oldest law firms and Charles MacArthur, who first owned 7 Gallop Road, was the chairman of the Straits Trading Company.
Feb 4, 2019 · The Great Hollywood Screenwriter Who Hated Hollywood. Ben Hecht helped invent modern American cinema—while he was making other plans. By David Denby. February 4, 2019. Hecht (pictured with Charles...
Charles Macarthur. Charles Gordon MacArthur, the second youngest of seven children born to William Telfer MacArthur and Georgiana Welsted MacArthur, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on 5th November, 1895. As a child he took a keen interest in reading and had ambitions to become a writer.
