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Maurine Dallas Watkins(1896-1969)

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Maurine Dallas Watkins was born on 27 July 1896 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. She was a writer, known for Chicago (2002), Ève éternelle (1946) and Chicago (1927). She died on 10 August 1969 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
BornJuly 27, 1896
DiedAugust 10, 1969(73)
BornJuly 27, 1896
DiedAugust 10, 1969(73)
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Richard Gere, Renée Zellweger, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago (2002)
Chicago
7.2
  • Writer
  • 2002
Lucille Ball, Van Johnson, Esther Williams, and Keenan Wynn in Ève éternelle (1946)
Ève éternelle
6.1
  • Writer(as Maurice Watkins)
  • 1946
Phyllis Haver in Chicago (1927)
Chicago
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1927
Nancy Carroll and John Boles in Child of Manhattan (1933)
Child of Manhattan
6.4
  • Writer(as Maurine Watkins)
  • 1933

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  • Chicago (2019)
    Chicago
    7.6
    • play "Chicago"
    • 2019
  • Richard Gere, Renée Zellweger, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago (2002)
    Chicago
    7.2
    • play "Chicago"
    • 2002
  • Lucille Ball, Van Johnson, Esther Williams, and Keenan Wynn in Ève éternelle (1946)
    Ève éternelle
    6.1
    • from the screen play "Libeled Lady" by (as Maurice Watkins)
    • 1946
  • Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery in La folle histoire de Roxie Hart (1942)
    La folle histoire de Roxie Hart
    6.9
    • play "Chicago" (as Maurine Watkins)
    • 1942
  • Myrna Loy, William Powell, Edmund Lowe, and Frank McHugh in Mr. Wilson perd la tête (1940)
    Mr. Wilson perd la tête
    7.4
    • original story (as Maurine Watkins)
    • 1940
  • Up the River (1938)
    Up the River
    6.1
    • story
    • 1938
  • Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Un envoyé très spécial... (1938)
    Un envoyé très spécial...
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Saratoga (1937)
    Saratoga
    6.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Spencer Tracy, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, and William Powell in Une fine mouche (1936)
    Une fine mouche
    7.8
    • screen play (as Maurine Watkins)
    • 1936
  • Charles Bickford and Mady Christians in Une méchante femme (1934)
    Une méchante femme
    6.6
    • contributor to dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Jimmy Durante and Lupe Velez in Strictly Dynamite (1934)
    Strictly Dynamite
    5.7
    • screen play (as Maureen Watkins)
    • 1934
  • Buster Crabbe and Ida Lupino in L'école de la beauté (1934)
    L'école de la beauté
    6.0
    • story by (as Maurine Watkins)
    • 1934
  • Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, Frank McHugh, Zasu Pitts, and Gregory Ratoff in Professional Sweetheart (1933)
    Professional Sweetheart
    6.0
    • Writer (as Maurine Watkins)
    • 1933
  • Miriam Hopkins in La déchéance de miss Drake (1933)
    La déchéance de miss Drake
    7.1
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • James Dunn and Zasu Pitts in Hello, Sister! (1933)
    Hello, Sister!
    6.2
    • contract writer (uncredited)
    • 1933

Additional Crew



  • Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams in Fosse/Verdon (2019)
    Fosse/Verdon
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • play: Chicago
    • 2019

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Maurine Dallas Watkins: Films, Plays and Stories [John Elliott]
  • Alternative names
    • Maureen Watkins
  • Height
    • 1.65 m
  • Born
    • July 27, 1896
    • Lexington, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • August 10, 1969
    • Jacksonville, Florida, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "Revelry", produced on Broadway. Based the novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams. Directed / produced by Robert Milton. Theatre Masque: 12 Sep 1927-Oct 1927 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Harry Bannister, 'Lionel Bevans' (as "Second Guard"), Frederick Burton, Berton Churchill (as "Willis Markham"), James Crane, Jefferson De Angelis, Charles Ellis, Rose Hobart (as "Gladys Hartley"), Irene Homer, Adele Klaer, George MacFarlane, William B. Mack, David Munroe, Eleanor Woodruff.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Her non-musical play "Chicago, or, Play Ball" has become one of the most adapted plays in history. The play was a silent Cecil B. DeMille feature in 1927 (Chicago (1927)), a Ginger Rogers comedy in 1942 (La folle histoire de Roxie Hart (1942)), a Bob Fosse Broadway musical ("Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville") and a 2002 Oscar-winning musical film (Chicago (2002)).

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