Harry Wagstaff Gribble
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Harry Wagstaff Gribble | |
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| Born | March 27, 1896 Sevenoaks, England |
| Died | January 28, 1981 (aged 84) New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Author, stage director, screenwriter, playwright |
Harry Wagstaff Gribble[1] (March 27, 1896 – January 28, 1981) was an English-American author, stage director, screenwriter and playwright.[2][3][4][5]
Theater
[edit]- Trick for Trick, co-wrote[6]
- His Family Tree, co-wrote play
- March Hares[7]
- No More Ladies, director
- The Taming of the Shrew in performance, fundraiser for the Finnish Relief Fund
- The Millionairess, director
- Old Man Murphy, co-wrote with Patrick Kearney[8]
- The Temperamentalists[9]
- Almost Faithful[10]
- Anna Lucasta, co-wrote an adaptation of the script with Abram Hill[11]
- Loud Speaker, director
Filmography
[edit]- Chicken a La King, co-wrote the play it was based on
- Our Betters,[12] co-wrote screenplay adaptation based on the 1917 play of the same title by Somerset Maugham
- Stella Dallas, writer[12]
- A Bill of Divorcement,[12] writer of adaptation based on A Bill of Divorcement by Clemence Dane
- Madame Racketeer, co-directed with Alexander Hall[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Johnny Belinda' Was Too Much For All But Harry W. Gribble". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. July 21, 1941. p. 39. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harry W. Gribble, 90, Actor and Playwright Who Staged 'Lucasta'". The New York Times. 30 January 1981. p. 15, Section D.
- ^ Fisher, James; Londré, Felicia Hardison (November 22, 2017). Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Modernism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-5381-0786-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ Smith, Judith E. (September 2004). Visions of Belonging: Family Stories, Popular Culture, and Postwar Democracy, 1940-1960. Columbia University Press. p. 420. ISBN 9780231509268 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Author Gribble Sued By Staff $802 Debt". Daily News. New York, New York. September 20, 1929. p. 57. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Soister, John T. (June 28, 2010). Up from the Vault: Rare Thrillers of the 1920s and 1930s. McFarland. p. 67. ISBN 9780786481859 – via Google Books.
- ^ "March Hares". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "Old Man Murphy". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ ""The Temperamentalists" Coming". The New York Times. July 25, 1921. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Zolotow, Sam (June 2, 1948). "'ALMOST FAITHFUL' TO ARRIVE TONIGHT; Comedy by Harry W. Gribble Will Open Under Auspices of American Negro Group". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Nichols, Lewis (June 17, 1944). "THE PLAY; Tryout in Harlem". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Harry Wagstaff Gribble". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Madame Racketeer". The New York Times. July 23, 1932. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
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