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William Anthony McGuire (July 9, 1881 – September 16, 1940) was an American playwright, theatre director, and producer and screenwriter, including The Kid From Spain (1932) starring Eddie Cantor.
William Anthony McGuire was born on 9 July 1881 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Rosalie (1937) and The Kid from Spain (1932). He was married to Lulu I. Cation. He died on 16 September 1940 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer, Producer
- July 9, 1881
- William Anthony McGuire
- September 16, 1940
1979 Broadway revival. Whoopee! is a 1928 musical comedy play with a book based on Owen Davis's play, The Nervous Wreck. The musical libretto was written by William Anthony McGuire, with music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Gus Kahn.
William Anthony McGuire (July 9, 1881 – September 16, 1940) was an American playwright, theatre director, and producer and screenwriter, including The Kid From Spain (1932) starring Eddie Cantor. McGuire earned an Oscar nomination for the 1936 film The Great Ziegfeld, the Best Picture Oscar winner of 1936.
Biography for William Anthony McGuire the Playwright including canon of works, monologues, songs, scenes and quizzes.
"William Anthony McGuire" published on by null. (1885–1940), playwright.The Chicago native began his working career as a journalist, but he had started writing plays while in his teens. All his major successes came in the 1920s ...
WILLIAM ANTHONY McGUIRE was born in Chicago on July 9, 1885. Although he wrote and directed a few non-musical plays, he was best known for his musicals, especially those produced by Ziegfeld. Three of them – all big hits – opened in 1928: Rosalie, starring Marilyn Miller, The ...
