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Zoe Akins

Zoe Akins

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Born October 20, 1886 in Humansville, Missouri, USA

Died October 29, 1958

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Zoë Akins (October 30, 1886 – October 29, 1958) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright, poet, and author. In the early 1930s, Akins became more active in film, writing several screenplays as well as licensing minor adaptations of her work—such as The Greeks Had a Word for It which was adapted twice, in 1932 (as The Greeks Had a Word for Them) and 1938 (as Three Blind Mice) – neither was a hit. Two highlights of this period are the films Sarah and Son (1930) and Morning Glory (1933), the latter film remade as Stage Struck. While both films earned their respective female leads (Ruth Chatterton and Katharine Hepburn) Academy Award nominations, neither was enough to launch Akins' career. She finally received recognition in 1935 when she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her dramatization of Edith Wharton's The Old Maid, a melodrama set in New York City and written in five episodes stretching across time from 1839 to 1854. A film version of The Old Maid followed in 1939, starring Bette Davis. Akins also adapted the Alexandre Dumas novel, La dame aux camélias, into the film Camille in 1936. The film starred Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, and Lionel Barrymore, and earned Garbo her third Oscar nomination. To Akins' surprise, she was thrust into notoriety again in 1953, when Jean Negulesco directed an adaptation of The Greeks Had a Word for It. The film, titled How to Marry a Millionaire, became a box office sensation and helped launch the career of its star, Marilyn Monroe. Monroe's role in the Akins' play helped the rising star become a cultural icon, and encouraged Akins to pursue a short stint as a writer for several television variety programs.

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The Sad Horse Poster

The Sad Horse Feature Film1959

Stage Struck Poster

Stage Struck Feature Film1958

Ethel Barrymore Theater TV Series1956

Telephone Time Poster

Telephone Time TV Series1956

Matinee Theatre Poster

Matinee Theatre TV Series1955

Screen Directors Playhouse Poster

Screen Directors Playhouse TV Series1955

How to Marry a Millionaire Poster

How to Marry a Millionaire Feature Film1953

Ponds Theater Poster

Ponds Theater TV Series1953

Grande Teatro Tupi Poster

Grande Teatro Tupi TV Series1951

Hollywood Opening Night TV Series1951

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Poster

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse TV Series1950

Robert Montgomery Presents Poster

Robert Montgomery Presents TV Series1950

The Ford Theatre Hour Poster

The Ford Theatre Hour TV Series1948

Desire Me Poster

Desire Me Feature Film1947

The Old Maid Poster

The Old Maid Feature Film1939

Marie Antoinette Poster

Marie Antoinette Feature Film1938

The Toy Wife Poster

The Toy Wife Feature Film1938

Three Blind Mice Poster

Three Blind Mice Feature Film1938

Zaza Feature Film1938

Conquest Poster

Conquest Feature Film1937

Accused Feature Film1936

Camille Feature Film1936

Lady of Secrets Poster

Lady of Secrets Feature Film1936

My Man Godfrey Poster

My Man Godfrey Feature Film1936

Show Boat Poster

Show Boat Feature Film1936

Outcast Lady Poster

Outcast Lady Feature Film1934

Riptide Feature Film1934

Christopher Strong Poster

Christopher Strong Feature Film1933

Morning Glory Poster

Morning Glory Feature Film1933

The Greeks Had a Word for Them Poster

The Greeks Had a Word for Them Feature Film1932

Girls About Town Poster

Girls About Town Feature Film1931

Once a Lady Poster

Once a Lady Feature Film1931

Women Love Once Poster

Women Love Once Feature Film1931

Working Girls Poster

Working Girls Feature Film1931

Anybody's Woman Poster

Anybody's Woman Feature Film1930

Ladies Love Brutes Poster

Ladies Love Brutes Feature Film1930

Sarah and Son Poster

Sarah and Son Feature Film1930

The Furies Poster

The Furies Feature Film1930

The Right to Love Poster

The Right to Love Feature Film1930

Toda una vida Poster

Toda una vida Feature Film1930

Her Private Life Poster

Her Private Life Feature Film1929

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Poster

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Feature Film1925

Déclassé Poster

Déclassé Feature Film1925

Eve's Secret Poster

Eve's Secret Feature Film1925

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