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Martha M. Stanley
Martha Melean Stanley, née Martha Norwood Burgess (November 20, 1867 – January 15, 1950), also known as Martha Norwood Stanley, was an American playwright from Massachusetts. She wrote fiction and stage dramas, and collaborated with playwright Adelaide Matthews to create several successful comedies in the 1920s. Some of her works have been adapted to film. Early life Martha "Mattie" Burgess was born in Harwich, Massachusetts, the daughter of Stephen Burgess and Lydia Sears Foster Burgess. Both of her parents were also born in Harwich. Her father was a sea captain. She married Canadian-born printer John R. Stanley in 1894. Career She wrote short fiction for magazines, and a novel, before she wrote her first play with her "girlhood friend", Adelaide Matthews. She moved to Los Angeles. Her husband died in 1937. Reviews Stanley and Matthews's first show, ''Nightie Night'', was a hit in New York, so much that there were questions about whether two new playwrights were the act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Matthews
Adelaide Matthews (1876-1958) was a playwright in the United States. Some of her works were adapted to film. She was born in Kenduskeag, Maine. She wrote plays with Martha M. Stanley. She also wrote plays with Anne Nichols. Plays *''Nighty-Night'' (1919) *''Scrambled Wives'' (1920), along with Martha M. Stanley *''Just Married'' (1921), along with Anne Nichols *''The Teaser'' (1921), along with Martha Stanley *''Puppy Love'' (1926), with Martha Stanley *''The Wasp's Nest'' (1927) and published in 1929 *''First Night Out'' *''Hearts Desire'', along with Anne Nichols *''Nearly Married'' (1929), with Anne Nichols *''The First Mrs. Chiverick; a comedy in 3 acts'' by Adelaide Matthews and Martha Stanley. New York, London, (1930) Filmography *''Scrambled Wives'' (1921) *''The Teaser'' (1925) *''Just Married ''Just Married'' is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, written by Sam Harper, and stars Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy as a young newlywed couple from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |