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Donald Ogden Stewart

January 07, 2023

Donald Ogden Stewart (November 30, 1894 – August 2, 1980) was an American writer and screenwriter best known for his sophisticated golden age 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 directors of his time, including George Cukor (a frequent collaborator), Michael Curtiz and Ernst Lubitsch. Stewart was a member of the Algonquin Round Table and, with Ernest Hemingway's friend Bill Smith, the model for Bill Gorton in The Sun Also Rises. His 1922 parody on etiquette, Perfect Behavior, published by George H. Doran and Co., was a favourite book of P. G. Wodehouse.[1]

Donald Ogden Stewart
Born(1894-11-30)November 30, 1894
Columbus, Ohio
DiedAugust 2, 1980(1980-08-02) (aged 85)
London, England
Spouse(s)Beatrice Ames (1924–1938)
Ella Winter (1939–1980)
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
1940 The Philadelphia Story

Life and career

His hometown was Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Yale University, where he became a brother to the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Phi chapter), in 1916 and served in the naval reserves in World War I.

After the war he started to write, and found success with A Parody Outline of History, a satire of The Outline of History (1920) by H. G. Wells. This led him to becoming a member of the Algonquin Round Table. Around that time a friend of his got him interested in theater and he became a playwright on Broadway in the 1920s. He was friends with Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, George S. Kaufman, and Ernest Hemingway, who partly based the character of Bill Gorton in The Sun Also Rises on Stewart. In 1924, he wrote Mr. and Mrs. Haddock Abroad for the publishing house George H. Doran. It was a send up of the ugly American tourist.

He became interested in adapting some of his plays to film, but on first entering Hollywood he had to adapt the plays of others as his own were initially shelved. Once there he mostly wrote, but he also had a small part in the film Not So Dumb. By the 1930s he had become known primarily as a screenwriter and won an Academy Award for The Philadelphia Story (1940). As World War II approached, he became a member of the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League, and admitted to being a member of the Communist Party USA at one of its public meetings. During the Second Red Scare Stewart was blacklisted in 1950 and the following year he and his wife, activist and writer Ella Winter (they had married in 1939), emigrated to England. In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.[2] His 1975 memoir is entitled By a Stroke of Luck.

Stewart died in London in 1980. His widow died three days later. Stewart had two sons from a previous marriage.[1][3]

Film portrayal

Stewart was portrayed by the actor and playwright David Gow in the 1994 film Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle.[4]

Partial filmography

As a writer

As an actor

  • Holiday (1928) – Nick Potter
  • Humorous Flights (1929) – Donald Ogden Stewart
  • Night Club (1929/I)
  • Not So Dumb (1930) – Skylar Van Dyke/Horace Patterson

Journalism

  • "The Love Life of Jimmy Durante", Photoplay, August 1932, p. 58.

References

  1. ^ a b "Donald O. Stewart, Screenwriter, Dies. Writer of Screenplay for the Movie 'Philadelphia Story' Was Also Well Known for Parodies 'I Want to Have Bite' Shared Oscar With Trumbo Alumnus of Exeter and Yale". The New York Times. August 3, 1980. Retrieved 2008-04-18. Donald Ogden Stewart, a parodist, playwright and politically committed screenwriter who enjoyed a large reputation from 1920 to 1950, died yesterday afternoon at his home in London after an illness that followed a heart attack. He was 85 years old.
  2. ^ "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest". January 30, 1968. New York Post
  3. ^ Cook, Joan (August 5, 1980). "Ella Winter Stewart, Journalist and Widow Of Donald O. Stewart; Was War Correspondent Back After 17 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-18. Ella Winter Stewart, a journalist and the widow of Donald Ogden Stewart, who died Saturday, died of a stroke early today at her home in Hamstead, London. She was 82 years old.
  4. ^ Internet Movie Database entry for Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
  5. ^ Kapsis, Robert E., ed. Woody Allen: Interviews (revised and updated). University Press of Mississippi, 2016, xxxiii

External links

  • Matthew J. Bruccoli collection of Donald Ogden Stewart held at the University of South Carolina Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
  • Algonquin Round Table history site
  • Donald Ogden Stewart at IMDb
  • Donald Ogden Stewart at the Internet Broadway Database  
  • Works by Donald Ogden Stewart at Project Gutenberg
  • Works by or about Donald Ogden Stewart at Internet Archive
  • Works by Donald Ogden Stewart at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)  
  • Donald Ogden Stewart and Ella Winter Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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11 30 November 30 1894Columbus OhioDiedAugust 2 1980 1980 08 02 aged 85 London EnglandSpouse s Beatrice Ames 1924 1938 Ella Winter 1939 1980 AwardsAcademy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay1940 The Philadelphia Story Contents 1 Life and career 2 Film portrayal 3 Partial filmography 3 1 As a writer 3 2 As an actor 4 Journalism 5 References 6 External linksLife and career EditHis hometown was Columbus Ohio He graduated from Yale University where he became a brother to the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity Phi chapter in 1916 and served in the naval reserves in World War I After the war he started to write and found success with A Parody Outline of History a satire of The Outline of History 1920 by H G Wells This led him to becoming a member of the Algonquin Round Table Around that time a friend of his got him interested in theater and he became a playwright on Broadway in the 1920s He was friends with Dorothy Parker Robert Benchley George S Kaufman and Ernest Hemingway who partly based the character of Bill Gorton in The Sun Also Rises on Stewart In 1924 he wrote Mr and Mrs Haddock Abroad for the publishing house George H Doran It was a send up of the ugly American tourist He became interested in adapting some of his plays to film but on first entering Hollywood he had to adapt the plays of others as his own were initially shelved Once there he mostly wrote but he also had a small part in the film Not So Dumb By the 1930s he had become known primarily as a screenwriter and won an Academy Award for The Philadelphia Story 1940 As World War II approached he became a member of the Hollywood Anti Nazi League and admitted to being a member of the Communist Party USA at one of its public meetings During the Second Red Scare Stewart was blacklisted in 1950 and the following year he and his wife activist and writer Ella Winter they had married in 1939 emigrated to England In 1968 he signed the Writers and Editors War Tax Protest pledge vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War 2 His 1975 memoir is entitled By a Stroke of Luck Stewart died in London in 1980 His widow died three days later Stewart had two sons from a previous marriage 1 3 Film portrayal EditStewart was portrayed by the actor and playwright David Gow in the 1994 film Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle 4 Partial filmography EditAs a writer Edit Brown of Harvard 1926 adaptation Humorous Flights 1929 Traffic Regulations 1929 Laughter 1930 Rebound 1931 based on his play of the same name Tarnished Lady 1931 Finn and Hattie 1931 novel Mr and Mrs Haddock Abroad Smilin Through 1932 dialogue Dinner at Eight 1933 additional dialogue Going Hollywood 1933 Another Language 1933 The White Sister 1933 Manhattan Melodrama 1934 The Barretts of Wimpole Street 1934 No More Ladies 1935 The Prisoner of Zenda 1937 additional dialogue Marie Antoinette 1938 screenplay Holiday 1938 screenplay The Night of Nights 1939 also story Love Affair 1939 Kitty Foyle The Natural History of a Woman 1940 additional dialogue aka Kitty Foyle USA short title The Philadelphia Story 1940 screenplay Smilin Through 1941 screenplay A Woman s Face 1941 That Uncertain Feeling 1941 screenplay aka Ernst Lubitsch s That Uncertain Feeling USA complete title Keeper of the Flame 1942 screenplay Tales of Manhattan 1942 Forever and a Day 1943 Without Love 1945 Cass Timberlane 1947 adaptation Life with Father 1947 Edward My Son 1949 The Prisoner of Zenda 1952 additional dialogue originally uncredited Summertime 1955 uncredited An Affair to Remember 1957 originally uncredited Love and Death 1975 uncredited 5 As an actor Edit Holiday 1928 Nick Potter Humorous Flights 1929 Donald Ogden Stewart Night Club 1929 I Not So Dumb 1930 Skylar Van Dyke Horace PattersonJournalism Edit The Love Life of Jimmy Durante Photoplay August 1932 p 58 References Edit a b Donald O Stewart Screenwriter Dies Writer of Screenplay for the Movie Philadelphia Story Was Also Well Known for Parodies I Want to Have Bite Shared Oscar With Trumbo Alumnus of Exeter and Yale The New York Times August 3 1980 Retrieved 2008 04 18 Donald Ogden Stewart a parodist playwright and politically committed screenwriter who enjoyed a large reputation from 1920 to 1950 died yesterday afternoon at his home in London after an illness that followed a heart attack He was 85 years old Writers and Editors War Tax Protest January 30 1968 New York Post Cook Joan August 5 1980 Ella Winter Stewart Journalist and Widow Of Donald O Stewart Was War Correspondent Back After 17 Years The New York Times Retrieved 2008 04 18 Ella Winter Stewart a journalist and the widow of Donald Ogden Stewart who died Saturday died of a stroke early today at her home in Hamstead London She was 82 years old Internet Movie Database entry for Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle Kapsis Robert E ed Woody Allen Interviews revised and updated University Press of Mississippi 2016 xxxiiiExternal links EditMatthew J Bruccoli collection of Donald Ogden Stewart held at the University of South Carolina Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections Algonquin Round Table history site Donald Ogden Stewart at IMDb Donald Ogden Stewart at the Internet Broadway Database Works by Donald Ogden Stewart at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Donald Ogden Stewart at Internet Archive Works by Donald Ogden Stewart at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Donald Ogden Stewart and Ella Winter Papers Yale Collection of American Literature Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donald Ogden Stewart amp oldid 1115642651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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