Donald Ogden Stewart

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Donald Ogden Stewart


Born
in Columbus, OH, The United States
November 30, 1894

Died
August 02, 1980

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Donald Ogden Stewart was an American author and screenwriter, best known for his sophisticated golden era comedies and melodramas, such as The Philadelphia Story (based on the play by Philip Barry), Tarnished Lady, and Love Affair. Stewart worked with a number of the great directors of his time, including George Cukor (a frequent collaborator), Michael Curtiz and Ernst Lubitsch. Stewart was also a member of the Algonquin Round Table, and the model for Bill Gorton in The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. His 1922 parody on etiquette, Perfect Behavior was a favorite book of P. G. Wodehouse.

Average rating: 3.65 · 197 ratings · 34 reviews · 32 distinct worksSimilar authors
Perfect Behavior

3.92 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1922 — 92 editions
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A Parody Outline of History

3.29 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1921 — 108 editions
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By a Stroke of Luck!: An Au...

3.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1975 — 2 editions
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Mr. and Mrs. Haddock Abroad

4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1924 — 9 editions
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The Crazy Fool

3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1925 — 3 editions
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Mr. and Mrs. Haddock in Par...

3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1926 — 7 editions
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Aunt Polly's Story of Mankind

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1923 — 10 editions
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Father William: A Comedy of...

2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1929 — 4 editions
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Kitty Foyle (Original scree...

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Sanatorium: A Novel

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“The whole spirit of Hallowe'en is, of course, one of "spooky" gayety and light-hearted ghastliness. Witches and ghosts run riot; corpses dance and black cats howl. "More work for the undertaker" should be the leitmotif of the evening's fun.”
Donald Ogden Stewart, Perfect Behavior