Maxwell Anderson
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' wor…
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Filmography
Acting (2)
Crew (52)
Movies (52)
The Bad Seed Returns
2022Theatre Play
The Royal Games
2005Author
Meet Joe Black
1998Original Film Writer
Yalınayak Sokrates
1998Scenario Writer
The Bad Seed
1985Theatre Play
The Gentlemen from Congress
1982Theatre Play
Valley Forge
1975Writer
Lost in the Stars
1974Lyricist
Lost in the Stars
1974Theatre Play
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969Theatre Play
Elizabeth the Queen
1968Theatre Play
The Star Wagon
1966Writer
Barefoot in Athens
1966Writer
The Bad Seed
1963Story
Midnight Lace
1960Songs
Never Steal Anything Small
1959Lyricist
Never Steal Anything Small
1959Theatre Play
Winterset
1959Writer
The Star Wagon
1957Writer
The Wrong Man
1956Screenplay
The Wrong Man
1956Story
The Bad Seed
1956Theatre Play
High Tor
1956Lyricist
High Tor
1956Theatre Play
High Tor
1956Writer
A Christmas Carol
1954Lyricist
A Christmas Carol
1954Teleplay
What Price Glory
1952Theatre Play
A la sombra del puente
1948Story
Key Largo
1948Theatre Play
Joan of Arc
1948Screenplay
Joan of Arc
1948Theatre Play
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944Lyricist
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944Theatre Play
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944Writer
The Eve of St. Mark
1944Writer
Saturday's Children
1940Theatre Play
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939Theatre Play
Winterset
1936Author
Mary of Scotland
1936Theatre Play
Maybe It's Love
1935Theatre Play
So Red the Rose
1935Writer
Death Takes a Holiday
1934Screenplay
We Live Again
1934Adaptation
Washington Merry-Go-Round
1932Story
Rain
1932Screenplay
Women of All Nations
1931Characters
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930Adaptation
One Romantic Night
1930Adaptation
The Cock-Eyed World
1929Writer
Saturday's Children
1929Theatre Play
What Price Glory
1926Theatre Play
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