Ralph Spence (screenwriter) Contents Broadway credits Partial filmography References External...
1890 births1949 deathsAmerican male screenwritersAmerican screenwriter stubs
Key West, FloridaWoodland Hills, Los Angelesheart attack
Ralph Spence | |
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 (1921) | |
| Born | (1890-11-04)November 4, 1890 Key West, Florida, US |
| Died | December 21, 1949(1949-12-21) (aged 59) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, US |
| Years active | 1912-1946 |
Ralph Spence (November 4, 1890 – November 21, 1949) was an American screenwriter and playwright. Born in Key West, Florida in 1890, he wrote for 121 films between 1912 and 1946. His play, The Gorilla, was produced on Broadway in 1925, and was the basis for several films. He also wrote material for a number of presentations of the Ziegfeld Follies and Earl Carroll's Vanities.[1] Spence died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from a heart attack.
Contents
1 Broadway credits
2 Partial filmography
3 References
4 External links
Broadway credits
Spence worked on several Broadway productions:[1]
Ziegfeld Follies of 1921 - dialogue
Ziegfeld Follies of 1922 - book and lyrics
Ziegfeld Follies of 1923 (summer edition) - sketches
Earl Carroll's Vanities (1924) - book
The Gorilla (1925) - playwright
Earl Carroll's Vanities (1931) - book
Partial filmography
For Big Stakes (1922)
Sure Fire Flint (1922)
Six Cylinder Love (1923)
On Time (1924)
Mademoiselle Modiste (1926)
3 Bad Men (1926)
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (1927)
Spring Fever (1927)
The Gorilla (1927)
Bringing Up Father (1928)
The Patsy (1928)
Excess Baggage (1928)
Cracked Nuts (1931)
Laugh and Get Rich (1931)
Her Bodyguard (1933)
Everybody Dance (1936)
The Great Barrier (1937)
King Solomon's Mines (1937)
Sweet Devil (1938)
The Gorilla (1939)
The Flying Deuces (1939)
Higher and Higher (1943)
References
^ ab Ralph Spence at the Internet Broadway Database
External links
Ralph Spence on IMDb
Ralph Spence at the Internet Broadway Database
Ralph Spence at Find a Grave
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