Charles MacArthur
Writing · Born 1895-11-05 · age 60 at death · Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles MacArthur was an American playwright, screenwriter, and journalist, renowned for his collaborations with Ben Hecht. Together, they co-wrote the classic play The Front Page (1928), a satirical look at newspaper reporters that has been adapted multiple times for stage and screen. MacArthur also co-wrote Twentieth Century (1932), a screwball comedy that became a Broadway hit. His work is celebrated for its sharp wit and insightful commentary on American society.
Titles
His Girl Friday
The Front Page
Angels with Dirty Faces
Wuthering Heights
Mission: Impossible
Gunga Din
Gunsmoke
Twentieth Century
The Front Page
Switching Channels
Barbary Coast
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Crime Without Passion
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Paid
The Scoundrel
Rasputin and the Empress
Billy the Kid
Street of Chance
I Take This Woman
Perfect Strangers
Lulu Belle
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Way for a Sailor
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The President Vanishes
The Girl Said No
The Unholy Garden
Spring Tonic
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
Love in Every Port
Soak the Rich
Once in a Blue Moon
The Front Page
The Front Page
The Twentieth Century