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Charles MacArthur (Charles Gordon MacArthur) was born on 5 November, 1895 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American writer. Discover Charles MacArthur's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?

Popular As Charles Gordon MacArthur
Occupation Screenwriter, playwright
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 5 November 1895
Birthday 5 November
Birthplace Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death 21 April, 1956
Died Place New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Charles MacArthur's Wife?

His wife is Carol Frink (m. 1920-1926) Helen Hayes (m. 1928)

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Children 2, including James MacArthur

Charles MacArthur Net Worth

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1895

Charles Gordon MacArthur (November 5, 1895 – April 21, 1956) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and 1935 winner of the Academy Award for Best Story.

MacArthur was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the sixth of seven children of stern evangelist William Telfer MacArthur and Georgiana Welsted MacArthur.

Early in life, MacArthur developed a passion for reading.

Declining to follow his father into ministry, he moved to the Midwest and soon became a successful reporter in Chicago, working for the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Daily News.

1919

He recounted his wartime experience in 1919's A Bug's-Eye View of the War.

1921

After the war, he wrote several short stories, two of which, "Hang It All" (1921) and "Rope" (1923), were published in H. L. Mencken's The Smart Set magazine.

Eventually he settled in New York City, where he turned to playwriting.

MacArthur is best known for his plays in collaboration with Ben Hecht, Ladies and Gentlemen (filmed as Perfect Strangers), Twentieth Century and the frequently filmed The Front Page, which was based in part on MacArthur's experiences at the City News Bureau of Chicago.

1926

MacArthur also co-wrote, with Edward Sheldon, the play Lulu Belle, which was staged in 1926 by David Belasco.

MacArthur was friends with members of the Algonquin Round Table.

He shared an apartment with Robert Benchley and had an affair with Dorothy Parker.

1928

His second marriage was to the stage and screen actress Helen Hayes, from 1928 until his death.

They lived in Nyack, New York.

1936

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story - The Scoundrel (shared with Ben Hecht) (1936)

1949

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Mary, who died of polio in 1949 at the age of 19.

The shock of her death hastened MacArthur's own, according to those who knew him.

Their adopted son, James MacArthur, was also an actor, best known for playing Danny Williams on the American television series Hawaii Five-O.

His brother, John D. MacArthur, was an insurance-company owner and executive, and founded the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the benefactor of the MacArthur Fellowships.

1983

In 1983, MacArthur was posthumously inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

1994

MacArthur was portrayed by Matthew Broderick in the 1994 film Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle.

2014

MacArthur joined the United States Army for World War I, and served in France as a private assigned to Battery F, 149th Field Artillery, a unit of the 42nd Division.