William Forrest Halsey (November 9, 1877 – September 30, 1949) was an American writer and screenwriter.
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 Halsey in 1926 | |
| Born | November 9, 1877 |
| Died | September 30, 1949 |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1913–1942 |
Halsey's novels included Fate and the Butterfly (1909), The Bawlerout (1912), and The Shadow on the Hearth (1914). From 1907 to 1918, he published more than one hundred short stories in popular magazines including Young's Magazine, The Argosy, The Cavalier, and Munsey's Magazine.[1]
As a screenwriter, he wrote for more than 60 films between 1913 and 1942. He was born in Roseville, Newark, New Jersey, and died in Los Angeles County, California.
Selected filmography edit
- Ashes of Embers (1916)
- A Broadway Saint (1919)
- The Green Goddess (1923)
- Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)
- A Sainted Devil (1924)
- Twenty Dollars a Week (1924)
- Camille of the Barbary Coast (1925)
- Stage Struck (1925)
- Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
- The Palm Beach Girl (1926)
- The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
- Broadway Nights (1927)
- The Whip Woman (1928)
- Her Private Life (1929)
- The Divine Lady (1929)
- Kept Husbands (1931)
- The Lady Who Dared (1931)
- Silver Queen (1942)
References edit
- ^ "FictionMags index for (William) Forrest Halsey, last accessed Dec. 19, 2018". Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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