Donald Henderson Clarke
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Donald Henderson Clarke was an American writer and journalist
, known for his romantic novels, mystery fiction
, and screenplay
s. Clarke was born on August 24, 1887 in South Hadley, Massachusetts
, and died March 27, 1958 in Delray Beach, Florida
Many of his screenplays were directed by John Ford
.
Millie's Daughter (1939)
A Lady Named Lou (1946)
Tawny (1946)
The Chastity of Gloria Boyd (1946)
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1947)
That Mrs. Renney. (1947)
Regards to Broadway (1947)
The Regenerate Lover (1948)
Murderer's Holiday (1948) translated into French as Berretti pas mort! (1953)
Joe and Jennie. (1949)
Kelly, etc. (1960)
青春の秘密 / Seishun no himitsu Chinese translation of ?? (1951)
Address mezarlık, Turkish translation of ?? (1981
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, known for his romantic novels, mystery fiction
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
, and screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
s. Clarke was born on August 24, 1887 in South Hadley, Massachusetts
South Hadley, Massachusetts
South Hadley is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,514 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, and died March 27, 1958 in Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,020. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S...
Many of his screenplays were directed by John Ford
John Ford
John Ford was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath...
.
Novels
- "Louis Beretti" (1929) Also published as Louis Beretti. The story of a gunman.(A. A. Knopf: London, 1930.)
- Translated into French as "Louis Beretti." (1933) and as Un nommé Louis Beretti (1949)
- Translated into German as "Louis Beretti." (1933)
- translated into Spanish as Un hombre llamado Louis Beretti (1981)
- basis of his screenplay for the 1930 film, Born recklessBorn Reckless (1930 film)Born Reckless is a American crime comedy directed by Andrew Bennison and John Ford, from a screenplay written by Donald Henderson Clarke based on his novel Louis Beretti. The film starred Edmund Lowe and Catherine Dale Owen.-Plot:...
- In the reign of Rothstein (1929)
- Review, by Helen Gregory MacGill American Journal of SociologyAmerican Journal of SociologyThe American Journal of Sociology was established in 1895 by Albion Small and is the oldest academic journal of sociology in the United States. The journal is attached to the University of Chicago's sociology department and it is published bimonthly by The University of Chicago Press. Its...
, Sep., 1931, vol. 37, no. 2, p. 345
- Review, by Helen Gregory MacGill American Journal of Sociology
- Millie (1930)
- Basis of the 1931 film MillieMillie (film)Millie is a Pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the novel by Donald Henderson Clarke, the movie stars Helen Twelvetrees, Lilyan Tashman, James Hall, and Joan Blondell.-Plot:...
- Basis of the 1931 film Millie
- Impatient Virgin (1931)
- Translated into Czech as Nedočkavá panna : Román dívky (1933) OCLC 85513940
- Translated into German as Ruth, die es nicht erwarten kann (1933) OCLC 72099467
- Filmed as The Impatient Maiden (1932)
- FemaleFemale (book)Female is a 1933 novel by Donald Henderson Clarke. It was translated into Czech as Samička : Román ženy .The novel was used as the basis of the feature film Female, produced the same year by Warner Bros...
(1933)- Translated into Czech as Samička : Román ženy (1934)
- Basis of the 1933 film FemaleFemale (film)Female is a 1933 Warner Bros. pre-code film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Ruth Chatterton and George Brent. It is based on the novel of the same name by Donald Henderson Clarke.-Plot:...
- Young and healthy (1931)
- John Bartel, Jr. (1932)
- Pilgrimage (1933)
- Basis of the 1933 film PilgrimagePilgrimage (1933 film)-Cast:* Henrietta Crosman - Mrs. Hannah Jessop* Heather Angel - Suzanne* Norman Foster - Jim 'Jimmy' Jessop * Lucille La Verne - Mrs. Kelly Hatfield* Maurice Murphy - Gary Worth* Marian Nixon - Mary Saunders...
- Basis of the 1933 film Pilgrimage
- Alabama (1934)
- Translated into Czech as Missis Alabam (1934)
- Kelly (1935)
- Lady Ann(1935)
- Nina (1935)
- Confidential (1936)
- Translated into French as
- Basis of 1947 film "Millie's Daughter
- Basis of the 1939 film The Housekeeper's DaughterThe Housekeeper's DaughterThe Housekeeper's Daughter is a 1939 comedy film directed and produced by Hal Roach. The film stars by Joan Bennett, Adolphe Menjou and John Hubbard...
Screenplays
- Born Reckless (1930 film)Born Reckless (1930 film)Born Reckless is a American crime comedy directed by Andrew Bennison and John Ford, from a screenplay written by Donald Henderson Clarke based on his novel Louis Beretti. The film starred Edmund Lowe and Catherine Dale Owen.-Plot:...
from his novel of the same name - The Women Men MarryThe Women Men MarryThe Women Men Marry is a 1937 Hollywood film. The film stars George Murphy, Josephine Hutchinson, Claire Dodd and Toby Wing and was directed by Errol Taggart. The filmscript is credited to Donald Henderson Clarke....
(1937) from story by Matt TaylorMatt TaylorMatthew Taylor is an American soccer forward who currently plays for SC Paderborn 07 in the German Second Division.-College career:... - The Ghost ShipThe Ghost ShipThe Ghost Ship is a black-and-white horror and crime film starring Richard Dix, Russell Wade, and Skelton Knaggs. The film is about a young merchant marine officer who begins to suspect that his ship's captain is mentally unbalanced and endangering the lives of the ship's crew...
(1943 film) from story by Leo Mittler
Autobiography
- Man of the World; Recollections of an Irreverent Reporter (1951)
- Reviewed in the New York Times Book Review,