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William Absalom Drake(1899-1965)

  • Writer
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William Absalom Drake was born on 9 December 1899 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for Les trois louf'quetaires (1939), Grand Hôtel (1932) and Goldie Gets Along (1933). He was married to Ethel Lewis. He died on 28 October 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 9, 1899
DiedOctober 28, 1965(65)
BornDecember 9, 1899
DiedOctober 28, 1965(65)
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Don Ameche, Gloria Stuart, Pauline Moore, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Les trois louf'quetaires (1939)
Les trois louf'quetaires
5.9
  • Writer(as William A. Drake)
  • 1939
John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford, and Greta Garbo in Grand Hôtel (1932)
Grand Hôtel
7.3
  • Writer(as William A. Drake, uncredited)
  • 1932
Lili Damita, Sam Hardy, and Charles Morton in Goldie Gets Along (1933)
Goldie Gets Along
4.9
  • Writer(as William A. Drake)
  • 1933
Strange Justice (1932)
Strange Justice
5.7
  • Writer(as William A. Drake)
  • 1932

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  • Twelve Thousand
    TV Movie
    • translation (as William A. Drake)
    • 1950
  • Basil Rathbone, Ida Lupino, and George Zucco in Les aventures de Sherlock Holmes (1939)
    Les aventures de Sherlock Holmes
    7.2
    • screenplay (as William Drake)
    • 1939
  • Spencer Tracy in Stanley et Livingstone (1939)
    Stanley et Livingstone
    7.0
    • treatment contributor (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Don Ameche, Gloria Stuart, Pauline Moore, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Les trois louf'quetaires (1939)
    Les trois louf'quetaires
    5.9
    • screenplay (as William A. Drake)
    • 1939
  • Ketti Gallian in Marie Galante (1934)
    Marie Galante
    5.6
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Ricardo Cortez in Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934)
    Hat, Coat, and Glove
    5.7
    • play "English translation "A Hat, a Coat, a Glove"" (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Lili Damita, Sam Hardy, and Charles Morton in Goldie Gets Along (1933)
    Goldie Gets Along
    4.9
    • screenplay (as William A. Drake)
    • 1933
  • Strange Justice (1932)
    Strange Justice
    5.7
    • story and screen play (as William A. Drake)
    • 1932
  • John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford, and Greta Garbo in Grand Hôtel (1932)
    Grand Hôtel
    7.3
    • adaptation
    • play "America" version by (as William A. Drake, uncredited)
    • 1932

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  • Alternative names
    • William A. Drake
  • Born
    • December 9, 1899
    • Dayton, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • October 28, 1965
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Ethel Lewis1923 - October 28, 1965 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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