William Anthony McGuire
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| William Anthony McGuire | |
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| Born | July 9, 1881 Chicago, Illinois  United States |
| Died | September 16, 1940 Beverly Hills, California |
William Anthony McGuire (July 9, 1881 - September 16, 1940) was a playwright, theatre director, and producer and an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter. He won an Oscar for the 1936 film The Great Ziegfeld.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, McGuire made his Broadway debut in 1910 as author of the play The Heights. He went on to write, direct, and produce Twelve Miles Out (1925) and If I Was Rich (1926) and write and direct Rosalie (1928), Whoopee! (1928), The Three Musketeers (1928), and Show Girl (1929).
McGuire died of uremia in Beverly Hills, California.
[edit] External links
- William Anthony McGuire at the Internet Broadway Database
- William Anthony McGuire at the Internet Movie Database
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