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Charles MacArthur

Born 5 November 1895 · Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA · Died 21 April 1956

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.

Known for

Angels with Dirty Faces
Wuthering Heights
Mission: Impossible
Gunga Din
Twentieth Century
The Front Page
Switching Channels
Barbary Coast
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Crime Without Passion
Paid
Rasputin and the Empress
Switching Channels
The Twentieth Century
The Front Page
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Front Page
I Take This Woman
Wuthering Heights
Gunga Din
Angels with Dirty Faces
Soak the Rich
The Scoundrel
Barbary Coast
Once in a Blue Moon
Crime Without Passion
The President Vanishes
Twentieth Century
Rasputin and the Empress
The Unholy Garden
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Front Page
Street of Chance
Paid
The Girl Said No
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