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- Height1.85 m
- Joseph Moncure March was born on July 27, 1899 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Nous avons gagné ce soir (1949), Les anges de l'enfer (1930) and Toura, déesse de la jungle (1938). He was married to Peggy Prior, Susan Wise and Cyra Thomas. He died on February 14, 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesPeggy Prior(February 4, 1932 - February 14, 1977) (his death)Susan Wise(1927 - February 4, 1932) (divorced)Cyra Thomas(August 1, 1921 - 1926) (divorced)
- Children
- March's work in turning the silent film classic Les anges de l'enfer (1930) into a talkie is consistently underrated. Martin Scorsese's Hughes biopic Aviator (2004) omits his integral role entirely.
- Best known for writing "The Wild Party," a tale of Manhattan hedonism and the tragic hipsters who indulge in it. A 1975 movie and (much later) subsequent musical were based on it.
- His uncle, General Peyton Conway March, was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in World War I, his grandfather was the eminent philologist Francis Andrew March, and, according to one genealogy, he was the grandnephew of Moncure Daniel Conway, a great abolitionist and freethinker.
- Both his poems "The Wild Party and "The Set-Up" were made into films.
- Adopted his wife's, Peggy Prior, two children, Lori March and her brother, Ted von Eltz.
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