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'''William Anthony McGuire''' (July 9, 1881 - September 16, 1940) was a [[playwright]], [[theatre director]], and [[theatre producer|producer]] and an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[United States|American]] [[screenwriter]], including ''[[The Kid from Spain|The Kid From Spain]]'' (1932) starring [[Eddie Cantor]]. McGuire won an Oscar for the 1936 film ''[[The Great Ziegfeld]]''. |
'''William Anthony McGuire''' (July 9, 1881 - September 16, 1940) was a [[playwright]], [[theatre director]], and [[theatre producer|producer]] and an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[United States|American]] [[screenwriter]], including ''[[The Kid from Spain|The Kid From Spain]]'' (1932) starring [[Eddie Cantor]]. McGuire won an Oscar for the 1936 film ''[[The Great Ziegfeld]]''. |
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Born in [[Chicago, Illinois]], McGuire made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 1910 as author of the play ''The Heights''. He went on to write, direct, and produce ''Twelve Miles Out'' (1925) and ''If I Was Rich'' (1926) and write and direct ''[[Rosalie (musical)|Rosalie]]'' (1928), ''[[Whoopee!]]'' (1928), ''[[The Three Musketeers (musical)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1928), and ''[[Show Girl]]'' (1929). |
Born in [[Chicago, Illinois]], McGuire made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 1910 as author of the play ''The Heights''. He went on to write, direct, and produce ''Twelve Miles Out'' (1925) and ''If I Was Rich'' (1926) and write and direct ''[[Rosalie (musical)|Rosalie]]'' (1928), ''[[Whoopee!]]'' (1928), ''[[The Three Musketeers (musical)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1928), and ''[[Show Girl]]'' (1929). |
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McGuire is quoted by the gossip columnist Sidney Skolsky as saying of his profession and milieu, "Broadway's a great street when you're going up. When you're going down -- take Sixth Avenue."<ref>Skolsky, Sidney, Times Square Tintypes (1930: Ives Washburn), dedication page.</ref> |
McGuire is quoted by the gossip columnist Sidney Skolsky as saying of his profession and milieu, "Broadway's a great street when you're going up. When you're going down -- take Sixth Avenue."<ref>Skolsky, Sidney, Times Square Tintypes (1930: Ives Washburn), dedication page.</ref> |
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William Anthony McGuire | |
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| Born | July 9, 1881 |
| Died | September 16, 1940 |
William Anthony McGuire (July 9, 1881 - September 16, 1940) was a playwright, theatre director, and producer and an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, including The Kid From Spain (1932) starring Eddie Cantor. McGuire won an Oscar for the 1936 film The Great Ziegfeld.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, McGuire made his Broadway debut in 1910 as author of the play The Heights. He went on to write, direct, and produce Twelve Miles Out (1925) and If I Was Rich (1926) and write and direct Rosalie (1928), Whoopee! (1928), The Three Musketeers (1928), and Show Girl (1929).
McGuire is quoted by the gossip columnist Sidney Skolsky as saying of his profession and milieu, "Broadway's a great street when you're going up. When you're going down -- take Sixth Avenue."[1]
McGuire died of uremia in Beverly Hills, California.
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- ^ Skolsky, Sidney, Times Square Tintypes (1930: Ives Washburn), dedication page.
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