Arthur Goodrich
Arthur Frederick Goodrich (February 18, 1878 – June 26, 1941) was an American novelist and playwright who was prominent on Broadway during the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote a mixture of crime and comedy plays.[1] One of his greatest hits was the 1922 Anglo-American culture clash comedy So This Is London, which was turned into films twice. He wrote the libretto for an opera version of Caponsacchi.
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Born | February 18, 1878 |
Died | June 26, 1941 New York, New York United States |
Occupation | Playwright |
Selected works
Novels
- The Balance of Power (1906)[2]
Plays
- Yes or No (1917) — filmed as Yes or No? (1919)
- So This Is London (1922) — filmed in 1930 and 1939
- The Joker (1925)
- The Plutocrat (1930)
- The Perfect Marriage (1932)
- A Journey by Night (1935)
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References
- Kabatchnik p.48-49
- Goodrich, Arthur (1906). The Balance of Power. New York: The Outing Publishing Company.
Sources
- Bordman, Gerald Martin. American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1914-1930. Oxford University Press, 1995.
- Kabatchnik, Amnon. Blood on the Stage, 1925-1950: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery and Detection. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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