John Howard Lawson
American playwright. Born New York City 15 September, 1894: Died 11 August 1977
Stage Works
- Servant-Master-Lover (produced 1916)
- Standards (produced 1916)
- Roger Bloomer (produced 1923)
- Processional: A Jazz Symphony of American Life (produced 1925)
- Nirvana (produced 1926)
- Loudspeaker (produced 1927). 1927
- The International (produced 1928)
- Success Story (produced 1932)
- The Pure in Heart (produced 1934)
- Gentlewoman (produced 1934)
- Marching Song (produced 1937)
- Algiers, with James M. Cain (screenplay)
- Parlor Magic (produced 1963).
SCREENPLAYS:
- Dream of Love, with others, 1928;
- The Pagan, with Dorothy Farnum, 1929;
- Dynamite, with Jeanie Macpherson and Gladys Unger, 1929;
- The Sea Bat, with others, 1930;
- Our Blushing Brides, with Bess Meredyth and Helen Mainard, 1930;
- The Ship from Shanghai, 1930;
- Bachelor Apartment, with J. Walter Rubin, 1931;
- Success at Any Price, with others, 1934;
- Blockade, 1938;
- Algiers, with James M. Cain, 1938;
- They Shall Have Music, with Irmgard Von Cube, 1939;
- Four Sons, with Milton Sperling, 1940;
- Earthbound, with Samuel C. Engel, 1940;
- Sahara, with others, 1943;
- Action in the North Atlantic, with others, 1943;
- Counter-Attack (One Against Seven), 1945;
- Smash-Up—The Story of a Woman, with others, 1947.