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DeutschMaurice A. Hanline
Maurice A. Hanline | |
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| Born | June 6, 1895 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | September 1964 |
| Education | Baltimore City College |
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| Spouse | Patricia O'Brien |
Maurice A. Hanline (June 6, 1895 - September 1964)[1] was an American playwright, poet, novelist and screenwriter. He worked as a screenwriter for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for more than three decades.
Early life
[edit]Hanline was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland.[2] He graduated from Baltimore City College.[3]
Career
[edit]Hanline staged his own play, The Woman of Samaria, in Baltimore in 1921.[4] He worked in publishing in New York City for Horace Liveright in the 1920s, and he became a published poet.[3] In 1930, he began working as a screenwriter for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Los Angeles.[3][2] He published his first novel, Years of Indiscretion in 1935.[3] He worked for MGM until his death.[2]
Movies he worked on include Lottery Lover (1935), Four Wives (1939), and Steel Against the Sky (1941).
Personal life and death
[edit]Hanline married Patricia O'Brien.[2] He died in 1964, at age 69.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maurice Hanline". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "M. A. Hanline Rites Today. Baltimore Poet, Novelist Was Living in California". The Baltimore Sun. September 15, 1964. p. 19. Retrieved February 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "M. A. Hanline, Poet, Novelist, Film Writer". The Evening Sun. September 14, 1964. p. 23. Retrieved February 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Goetz, George (December 11, 1921). "Introducing This Poet And Playwright, Who Is A Philosopher As Well". The Baltimore Sun. p. 71. Retrieved February 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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