Maxwell Anderson
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 15, 1888
- Died
- February 28, 1959 (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- Atlantic, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Biography
James Maxwell Anderson (15 December 1888 – 28 February 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist and lyricist. Anderson faced many challenges in his career, frequently losing jobs for expressing his opinions or supporting controversial figures. Despite this, he found success as a dramatist and wrote a number of hit plays, including What Price Glory, Both Your Houses, and The Bad Seed. Many of his works were adapted for the screen, and he wrote screenplays for other authors' works as well. Anderson was married three times and had a tumultuous personal life, dying in 1959 after suffering a stroke. His papers and personal effects can be found in various institutions, with the largest collection housed at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maxwell Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Boots on the Western Front
Movie · Adaptation
The Bad Seed Returns
Movie · Theatre Play
The Bad Seed
Movie · Theatre Play
The Royal Games
Movie · Author
Yalınayak Sokrates
Movie · Scenario Writer
Meet Joe Black
Movie · Original Film Writer
The Bad Seed
Movie · Theatre Play
The Gentlemen from Congress
Movie · Theatre Play
Valley Forge
Movie · Writer
Lost in the Stars
Movie · Lyricist, Theatre Play
Anne of the Thousand Days
Movie · Theatre Play
Elizabeth the Queen
Movie · Theatre Play
The Star Wagon
Movie · Writer
Barefoot in Athens
Movie · Writer
NET Playhouse
TV · Writer · 1 ep
The Bad Seed
Movie · Story
Never Steal Anything Small
Movie · Theatre Play, Lyricist
Winterset
Movie · Writer
The Star Wagon
Movie · Writer
The Wrong Man
Movie · Screenplay, Story
The Bad Seed
Movie · Theatre Play
High Tor
Movie · Theatre Play, Lyricist, Writer
A Christmas Carol
Movie · Teleplay, Lyricist
What Price Glory
Movie · Theatre Play
Key Largo
Movie · Theatre Play
Joan of Arc
Movie · Theatre Play, Screenplay
In the Shadow of the Bridge
Movie · Story
The Eve of St. Mark
Movie · Writer
Knickerbocker Holiday
Movie · Theatre Play, Writer, Lyricist
Saturday's Children
Movie · Theatre Play
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Movie · Theatre Play
Winterset
Movie · Author
Mary of Scotland
Movie · Theatre Play
Maybe It's Love
Movie · Theatre Play
So Red the Rose
Movie · Writer
Death Takes a Holiday
Movie · Screenplay
We Live Again
Movie · Adaptation
Rain
Movie · Screenplay
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Movie · Story
Women of All Nations
Movie · Characters
All Quiet on the Western Front
Movie · Adaptation
One Romantic Night
Movie · Adaptation
Saturday's Children
Movie · Theatre Play
The Cock-Eyed World
Movie · Writer
What Price Glory
Movie · Theatre Play