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William Anthony McGuire(1881-1940)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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William Anthony McGuire was born on 9 July 1881 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Le grand Ziegfeld (1936), Rosalie (1937) and Le Kid d'Espagne (1932). He was married to Lulu I. Cation. He died on 16 September 1940 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 9, 1881
DiedSeptember 16, 1940(59)
BornJuly 9, 1881
DiedSeptember 16, 1940(59)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Luise Rainer in Le grand Ziegfeld (1936)
Le grand Ziegfeld
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1936
Eleanor Powell and Nelson Eddy in Rosalie (1937)
Rosalie
6.0
  • Writer(as Wm. Anthony McGuire)
  • 1937
Jean Allen, Loretta Andrews, Consuelo Baker, Betty Bassett, Eddie Cantor, Ruth Hall, and Lyda Roberti in Le Kid d'Espagne (1932)
Le Kid d'Espagne
6.5
  • Writer(as William Anthony McQuire)
  • 1932
Lucille Ball, Bonnie Bannon, Myrla Bratton, Eddie Cantor, Dolores Casey, Rosaline Fromson, June Gale, The Goldwyn Girls, and Marguerite Caverley in Scandales romains (1933)
Scandales romains
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1933

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  • Broadway Television Theatre (1952)
    Broadway Television Theatre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1952
  • Judy Garland, James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, and Lana Turner in La danseuse des Folies Ziegfeld (1941)
    La danseuse des Folies Ziegfeld
    6.7
    • original story by
    • 1941
  • Alice Faye in Le roman de Lillian Russell (1940)
    Le roman de Lillian Russell
    6.4
    • original screenplay
    • 1940
  • Stuart Erwin and Marjorie Weaver in The Honeymoon's Over (1939)
    The Honeymoon's Over
    • play "Six Cylinder Love"
    • 1939
  • Dorothea Kent and George Murphy in Risky Business (1939)
    Risky Business
    6.4
    • story "Okay America"
    • 1939
  • Eleanor Powell and Nelson Eddy in Rosalie (1937)
    Rosalie
    6.0
    • based on the play by
    • screen play written by (as Wm. Anthony McGuire)
    • 1937
  • Cary Grant and Jean Harlow in Une belle blonde (1936)
    Une belle blonde
    6.4
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Luise Rainer in Le grand Ziegfeld (1936)
    Le grand Ziegfeld
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Walter Woolf King, Chester Morris, and Marian Nixon in Embarrassing Moments (1934)
    Embarrassing Moments
    • story (as Anthony McGuire)
    • 1934
  • Wallace Ford, Edgar Kennedy, and Gloria Shea in Money Means Nothing (1934)
    Money Means Nothing
    5.4
    • play "Cost of Living" (as Wm. Anthony McGuire)
    • 1934
  • Douglass Montgomery and Margaret Sullavan in Et demain? (1934)
    Et demain?
    7.1
    • screenplay & adaptation
    • 1934
  • Lew Ayres and Patricia Ellis in Let's Be Ritzy (1934)
    Let's Be Ritzy
    6.7
    • from a stage play by
    • 1934
  • Rosemary Ames, John Boles, and Victor Jory in I Believed in You (1934)
    I Believed in You
    • story
    • 1934
  • Chester Morris, Helen Twelvetrees, and Alice White in Son dernier combat (1933)
    Son dernier combat
    6.7
    • story and screenplay
    • 1933
  • Lucille Ball, Bonnie Bannon, Myrla Bratton, Eddie Cantor, Dolores Casey, Rosaline Fromson, June Gale, The Goldwyn Girls, and Marguerite Caverley in Scandales romains (1933)
    Scandales romains
    6.6
    • adapted for the screen by
    • 1933

Producer



  • La belle cabaretière (1938)
    La belle cabaretière
    6.3
    • producer (as Wm. Anthony McGuire, produced by)
    • 1938
  • Eleanor Powell and Nelson Eddy in Rosalie (1937)
    Rosalie
    6.0
    • producer (as Wm. Anthony McGuire, produced by)
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Anthony McGuire
  • Born
    • July 9, 1881
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • September 16, 1940
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(uremia)
  • Spouse
    • Lulu I. Cation
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "The Heights", produced on Broadway. Savoy Theatre: 31 Jan 1910-Feb 1910 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Hugo Baldici, J.H. Benrimo [credited as J. Harry Benrimo], Mrs. Charles G. Craig, Frank Keenan, Hilda Keenan, Willette Kershaw, Frank Mills. Produced by Henry B. Harris.
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    As a playwright he never started writing the second act before the play went in rehearsal.

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