Actor

Maxwell Anderson

Writing

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Movies: 43Series: 0Crew credits: 41

TMDB ID: 67807

IMDb ID: nm0027173

Known for: Writing

Born: December 15, 1888

Died: February 28, 1959

Age: 70

Place of birth: Atlantic, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1926 - 2022

Years active: 97

Average TMDB rating: 6.7

Wikidata: Q432919

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Theatre Play (18)Writer (6)Adaptation (3)Screenplay (3)Story (3)Author (2)Characters (1)Lyricist (1)

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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.

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