Writing
Charles MacArthur
5 November 1895† 21 April 1956 (aged 60) Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
- Directed
- 4
- Written
- 30
- Produced
- 3
- Movies
- 2
- Shows
- 3
Biography
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
- 1988
- Switching Channels · Film · Writer
- 1974
- The Front Page · Film · Theatre Play
- 1966
- Mission: Impossible · Series
- 1962
- Billy Rose's Jumbo · Film · Theatre Play
- 1956
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie · Series
- 1955
- Gunsmoke · Series · Taylor
- 1950
- Perfect Strangers · Film · Theatre Play
- 1949
- The Twentieth Century · Film · Writer
- 1948
- Lulu Belle · Film · Theatre Play
- The Front Page · Film · Writer
- 1947
- The Senator Was Indiscreet · Film · Writer
- 1945
- The Front Page · Film · Writer
- 1940
- His Girl Friday · Film · Theatre Play
- I Take This Woman · Film · Story
- 1939
- Wuthering Heights · Film · Screenplay
- Gunga Din · Film · Story
- 1938
- Angels with Dirty Faces · Film · Writer
- 1936
- Soak the Rich · Film · Producer
- 1935
- The Scoundrel · Film · Flop House Bum
- Barbary Coast · Film · Writer
- The Scoundrel · Film · Director
- Spring Tonic · Film · Theatre Play
- Once in a Blue Moon · Film · Director
- 1934
- Crime Without Passion · Film · Second Interviewer
- Twentieth Century · Film · Screenplay
- Crime Without Passion · Film · Director
- The President Vanishes · Film · Writer
- 1932
- Rasputin and the Empress · Film · Screenplay
- 1931
- The Front Page · Film · Writer
- The Sin of Madelon Claudet · Film · Writer
- The Unholy Garden · Film · Story
- New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford · Film · Adaptation
- Love in Every Port · Film · ADR Coordinator
- 1930
- Paid · Film · Writer
- Billy the Kid · Film · Additional Dialogue
- Street of Chance · Film · Writer
- Way for a Sailor · Film · Additional Dialogue
- The Girl Said No · Film · Writer
































