Years active 1920-1938 Name Douglas Doty | Role Screenwriter | |
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Born October 15, 1874 ( 1874-10-15 ) New York, New York, USA Died February 20, 1935, Los Angeles, California, United States Nominations Academy Award for Best Story Movies Laughter, College Lovers, Gallant Lady, Always Goodbye, Vanity Similar People Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, Donald Ogden Stewart, Donald Crisp, Cecil B DeMille, Joseph Henabery |
Douglas Z. Doty (October 15, 1874 – 20 February 1935) was an American screenwriter and editor.
Biography
Doty wrote the screenplays for 63 films between 1920 and 1938, the last one being Always Goodbye released in 1938, three years after his death. Doty also worked as an editor for The Century Company.
Together with his co-writers Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and Donald Ogden Stewart, he was nominated for the 1931 Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Story) for the film Laughter.
He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.
References
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