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Zoë Akins

Zoë Akins

Writer Oct 20 (died age 72) Humansville, Missouri, USA 1925–1959 (34 year career)
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Biography

Zoë Akins (October 30, 1886 – October 29, 1958) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright, poet, and author. In the early 1930s, she became more active in film, writing several screenplays as well as licensing minor adaptations of her work—such as The Greeks Had a Word for It which was adapted twice, in 1932 (as The Greeks Had a Word for Them) and 1938 (as Three Blind Mice) – neither was a hit. Two highlights of this period are the films Sarah and Son (1930) and Morning Glory (1933), the…

Known For

How to Marry a Millionaire
Film

How to Marry a Millionaire

Theatre Play
Camille
Film

Camille

Screenplay
The Old Maid
Film

The Old Maid

Theatre Play
Morning Glory
Film

Morning Glory

Theatre Play
Christopher Strong
Film

Christopher Strong

Screenplay
Conquest
Film

Conquest

Writer
Stage Struck
Film

Stage Struck

Theatre Play
Girls About Town
Film

Girls About Town

Writer

Filmography