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Lawrence Edward Watkin (December 9, 1901 – December 16, 1981) was an American writer and film producer. He was known primarily as a scriptwriter for a series of 1950s Walt Disney films.
Lawrence Edward Watkin was an American author and scriptwriter. His first novel, On Borrowed Time, won the National Book Award as Bookseller Discovery of 1937. He has become known especially as a scriptwriter for a series of Walt Disney films of the 1950s.
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Lawrence Edward Watkin has 16 books on Goodreads with 215 ratings. Lawrence Edward Watkin’s most popular book is Spin and Marty.
The serials were based on the 1942 novel Marty Markham by Lawrence Edward Watkin. The shows' success led to a reprinting of Watkin's novel in 1956 and the Spin and Marty comic books of the late 1950s. Spin and Marty aired as reruns on the Disney Channel until September 9, 2002.
Lawrence Edward Watkin. 3.57. 7 ratings2 reviews. A wily old codger matches wits with the king of the leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker. 159 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1959. Book details & editions. About the author. Lawrence Edward Watkin.
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Aug 18, 2008 · Author of On borrowed time, Geese in the forum, Gentleman from England, Marty Markham, Thomas Jones and his nine lives, Treasure Island (1950), Walt Disney's Spin and Marty.
Lawrence Edward was a writer and producer, known for Enchanted (2007), The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) and Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959). Lawrence Edward died on 16 December 1981 in San Joaquin County, California, USA.
