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Overview

Date of Birth:

29 July 1869, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA more

Date of Death:

19 May 1946, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA more

Trivia:

Member of the Delta Delta (Purdue) Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. more

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Down 18% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

NewsDesk:

Welles Shafted Again?
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 12 December 2001)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Magnificent Ambersons (2002) (TV)	(novel)	2002	-	5.7 (448)

2.	"Matinee Theatre" (1955)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	7.2 (12)
	1 TV episode: "Matinee Theatre: Monsieur Beaucaire (#3.86)" (writer)
3.	By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)	('Penrod' stories)	1953	-	6.8 (588)

4.	On Moonlight Bay (1951)	(adapted from the "Penrod Stories")	1951	-	7.0 (686)

5.	"Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1950)	(1 episode, 1950)	1950	-	8.0 (6)
	1 TV episode: "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse: The Magnificent Ambersons (#1.5)" (novel)
6.	Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)	(novel)	1946	-	7.1 (182)

7.	Presenting Lily Mars (1943)	(novel "Presenting Lily Mars")	1943	-	6.7 (290)

8.	The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)	(based on the novel by)	1942	-	8.0 (8,000)

9.	Father's Son (1941)	(story)	1941	-	5.3 (23)

10.	Little Orvie (1940)	(novel)	1940	-	-

11.	Seventeen (1940)	(novel)	1940	-	6.7 (5)

12.	Penrod's Double Trouble (1938)	("Penrod" stories)	1938	-	6.3 (33)

13.	Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)	("Penrod" stories)	1938	-	6.8 (38)

14.	Penrod and Sam (1937)	(novel)	1937	-	6.6 (44)

15.	Clarence (1937)	(play)	1937	-	-

16.	Gentle Julia (1936)	(novel)	1936	-	-

17.	Alice Adams (1935)	(novel)	1935	-	7.0 (1,231)
	AKAs: Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams (USA: complete title)
18.	Mississippi (1935)	(story)	1935	-	7.0 (153)

19.	Business and Pleasure (1932)	(novel)	1932	-	7.9 (7)
	AKAs: The Plutocrat
20.	Detectuvs (1932)	(novel "Penrod and Sam")	1932	-	-
	AKAs: Amateur Sleuth (USA: reissue title)
21.	Penrod and Sam (1931)	(novel) (uncredited) (story)	1931	-	6.4 (69)
	AKAs: The Adventures of Penrod and Sam (USA: TV title)
22.	The Millionaire (1931)	(dialogue)	1931	-	7.5 (149)

23.	The Bad Sister (1931)	(novel "The Flirt")	1931	-	6.8 (277)

24.	Father's Son (1931)	(novel "Old Fathers and Young Sons")	1931	-	-

25.	Monte Carlo (1930)	(novel "Monsieur Beaucaire")	1930	-	7.1 (309)

26.	Mister Antonio (1929)	(play)	1929	-	-

27.	River of Romance (1929)	(play "Magnolia")	1929	-	5.5 (13)

28.	Geraldine (1929)	(story)	1929	-	-

29.	The Man Who Found Himself (1925)	(story)	1925	-	-

30.	Pampered Youth (1925/I)	(novel "The Magnificent Ambersons")	1925	-	-

31.	The Turmoil (1924)	(novel)	1924	-	-

32.	Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)	(novel) (play)	1924	-	8.3 (325)

33.	The Fighting Coward (1924)	(play "Magnolia")	1924	-	7.7 (5)

34.	Pied Piper Malone (1924)	(story) (titles)	1924	-	-

35.	Boy of Mine (1923)	(story "Misunderstood")	1923	-	-

36.	Gentle Julia (1923)	(novel)	1923	-	-

37.	Cameo Kirby (1923)	(play)	1923	-	8.1 (204)

38.	Penrod and Sam (1923)	(novel)	1923	-	-

39.	Alice Adams (1923)	(novel)	1923	-	-
	AKAs: Foolish Daughters
40.	The Flirt (1922)	(story)	1922	-	-

41.	Clarence (1922)	(play)	1922	-	-

42.	The Man from Home (1922)	(play)	1922	-	6.3 (14)

43.	Penrod (1922)	(novel "Penrod") (play "Penrod, a Comedy in Four Acts")	1922	-	-

44.	The Conquest of Canaan (1921)	(novel)	1921	-	-

45.	Edgar, the Detective (1921)	(story)	1921	-	-

46.	Edgar's Feast Day (1921)	(story)	1921	-	-

47.	Edgar's Country Cousin (1921)	(story)	1921	-	-

48.	Edgar, the Explorer (1920)	(writer)	1920	-	-

49.	Get-Rich-Quick Edgar (1920)	(writer)	1920	-	-

50.	Edgar's Little Saw (1920)	(writer)	1920	-	-

51.	Edgar Camps Out (1920)	(writer)	1920	-	-

52.	Edgar's Sunday Courtship (1920)	(story)	1920	-	-

53.	Edgar Takes the Cake (1920)	(story)	1920	-	-

54.	Edgar's Jonah Day (1920)	(story)	1920	-	-

55.	Edgar's Hamlet (1920)	(writer)	1920	-	-

56.	The Adventures and Emotions of Edgar Pomeroy (1920)	(stories)	1920	-	-

57.	Edgar and the Teacher's Pet (1920)	(writer)	1920	-	-

58.	The Country Cousin (1919)	(play)	1919	-	-

59.	Seventeen (1916)	(novel)	1916	-	-

60.	The Conquest of Canaan (1916)	(novel)	1916	-	-

61.	The Flirt (1916/I)	(story)	1916	-	-

62.	The Turmoil (1916)	(novel)	1916	-	-

63.	The Gentleman from Indiana (1915)	(novel)	1915	-	-

64.	Springtime (1914)	(play)	1914	-	-

65.	Cameo Kirby (1914)	(play)	1914	-	-

66.	The Man from Home (1914)	(play)	1914	-	-

67.	Cherry (1914)	(story)	1914	-	-

68.	Beau Brummel (1913)	(novel)	1913	-	-

69.	A Gentleman of France (1905)	(novel)	1905	-	-
	AKAs: Monsieur Beaucaire: The Adventures of a Gentleman of France (USA: copyright title) The Great Sword Combat on the Stairs (USA)

Additional Details

Other Works:

(1901) Stage: Wrote "Beaucaire", produced on Broadway (revived in 1904, and in 1912 as "Monsieur Beaucaire"). more

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 14 Articles more

Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Short | Romance more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Character Name In Title | Based On Play | Family Relationships more

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