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Avery Hopwood

Avery Hopwood

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Born May 28, 1882 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died July 1, 1928

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American playwright, many of whose plays were filmed. The leading light of early twentieth-century light comedy and farce and one of the most commercially successful playwrights of his era, Hopwood, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, graduated from the University of Michigan, which would later be the beneficiary of much of his substantial estate. He began a career as a journalist for a Cleveland newspaper as its New York correspondent, but within a year had one of his plays, "Clothes," produced on Broadway. Thereafter followed a string of hits written solely or in collaboration, among them "Getting Gertie's Garter," "The Bat," and "Seven Days." His plays were looked upon at the time as extremely risqué and one of them, "The Demi-Virgin," which featured suggestive subject matter and near-nude actresses, led to a Supreme Court determination over its alleged obscenity. (The court ruled in Hopwood's favor.) His Prohibition-era plays of flappers, bathtub gin, and jazz were iconic for his age, and his own life was reflected in aspects of his plays. He was a heavy drug and alcohol user, and he kept his homosexuality tightly concealed. Despite making millions of dollars a year in royalties, he was known as a tightwad. An inveterate proponent of night life, he died while vacationing on the Riviera under somewhat mysterious circumstances. Ultimately it was ruled that he had drowned, though bruises on his body and the simultaneous presence in the vicinity of an angry ex-lover who had reportedly threatened him have kept suspicion alive. The University of Michigan established the Hopwood Prize with his bequest, providing funds and education for many future leading lights of the American theatre.

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Willi das Prachtstück TV Movie2004

Den grønne heisen Poster

Den grønne heisen Feature Film1981

Der Mustergatte Poster

Der Mustergatte TV Movie1980

Der Spinnenmörder Poster

Der Spinnenmörder TV Movie1978

Der Mustergatte TV Movie1963

Der Mustergatte TV Movie1963

Laughter from the Whitehall TV Series1963

Den grønne elevator Poster

Den grønne elevator Feature Film1961

Dow Hour of Great Mysteries Poster

Dow Hour of Great Mysteries TV Series1960

Model Husband Poster

Model Husband Feature Film1959

The Bat Feature Film1959

Der Mustergatte TV Movie1958

Broadway Television Theatre Poster

Broadway Television Theatre TV Series1952

Oppåt med gröna hissen Poster

Oppåt med gröna hissen Feature Film1952

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine Poster

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine Feature Film1951

Getting Gertie's Garter Poster

Getting Gertie's Garter Feature Film1945

Gröna hissen Poster

Gröna hissen Feature Film1944

Mia moglie si diverte Feature Film1938

Unsere kleine Frau Poster

Unsere kleine Frau Feature Film1938

Model Husband Poster

Model Husband Feature Film1937

Gold Diggers of 1933 Poster

Gold Diggers of 1933 Feature Film1933

Night of the Garter Poster

Night of the Garter Feature Film1933

This Is the Night Poster

This Is the Night Feature Film1932

A Minha Noite de Núpcias Feature Film1931

Ich heirate meinen Mann Poster

Ich heirate meinen Mann Feature Film1931

Marions-nous Poster

Marions-nous Feature Film1931

Su noche de bodas Poster

Su noche de bodas Feature Film1931

Fast and Loose Poster

Fast and Loose Feature Film1930

Her Wedding Night Poster

Her Wedding Night Feature Film1930

The Bat Whispers Poster

The Bat Whispers Feature Film1930

Gold Diggers of Broadway Poster

Gold Diggers of Broadway Feature Film1929

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath Poster

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath Feature Film1928

The Garden of Eden Poster

The Garden of Eden Feature Film1928

Getting Gertie's Garter Poster

Getting Gertie's Garter Feature Film1927

Nobody's Widow Poster

Nobody's Widow Feature Film1927

The Bat Feature Film1926

Miss Bluebeard Poster

Miss Bluebeard Feature Film1925

The Best People Poster

The Best People Feature Film1925

The Girl in the Limousine Poster

The Girl in the Limousine Feature Film1924

Why Men Leave Home Poster

Why Men Leave Home Feature Film1924

Slippy McGee Poster

Slippy McGee Feature Film1923

The Gold Diggers Poster

The Gold Diggers Feature Film1923

The Little Clown Poster

The Little Clown Feature Film1921

Clothes Feature Film1920

Guilty of Love Poster

Guilty of Love Feature Film1920

Fair and Warmer Poster

Fair and Warmer Feature Film1919

Neither at Home or Abroad Feature Film1919

Sadie Love Poster

Sadie Love Feature Film1919

Our Little Wife Poster

Our Little Wife Feature Film1918

Judy Forgot Poster

Judy Forgot Feature Film1915

Clothes Feature Film1914

Seven Days Short Film1914

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