Donald Ogden Stewart

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
11/30/1894
Birthplace:
Columbus, Ohio
Death Date:
08/02/1980
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biography
Novelist, playwright and stage actor who adapted the play "Brown of Harvard" to the screen in 1926. Stewart arrived in Hollywood in 1930 and began turning out scripts noted for their polish and satirical wit, particularly the sophisticated costume drama, "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1937), and the swank romantic comedy, "The Philadelphia Story" (1940). He joined the Hollywood Anti-Nazi league and wrote the anti-fascist script for "Keeper of the Flame" (1942) which later led to his being blacklisted in the early 1950s. The following year Stewart moved to England, where he wrote scripts and, in Continued
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milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Served in Navy during WWI
 
Moved to NY and became a writer after failing at stockbroking; wrote satricial novels in the 1920s
1926 
First film assignment was adaptation for "Brown of Harvard"
1928 
Starred on Broadway in role of Nick Potter in Philip Barry's "Holiday"
1930 
First play produced on Broadway, "Rebound" (also starred)
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