Daniel Reed (actor)
Daniel Reed | |
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 Circa 1952 | |
| Born | July 12, 1892 |
| Died | February 9, 1978 (aged 85) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright, screenwriter |
| Spouse | Isadora Bennett |
| Children |
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Daniel A. Reed (July 12, 1892 – February 9, 1978) was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter.[1][2]
Biography
Reed was born July 12, 1892, in Denver, Colorado.[3] He took to theatre in 1912. He developed his own one-man show based on Edgar Lee Masters Spoon River Anthology. In Chicago he married Isadora Bennett in 1918. Together they founded Town Theatre in Columbia, South Carolina.
In 1930, he was a
He was awarded the
He died February 9, 1978, in Montrose, New York.[1]
Plays
- Black April, an adaptation of the novel by Julia Peterkin
- Scarlet Sister Mary (1929), an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Julia Peterkin
- Goodbye in the Morning (1930)[1]
Filmography
Film credits
- Maybe It's Love (1935) (dialogue director)
- Madame DuBarry (1934) (dialogue director) (uncredited)
- The Dragon Murder Case (1934) (dialogue director)
- Fog Over Frisco (1934) (screenwriter, dialogue director)
- Young Man of Manhattan (1930) (screenwriter, dialogue director)
- Jimmy the Gent (1934) (dialogue director)
- Queen High (1930) (dialogue director)
- The Sap from Syracuse (1930) (dialogue director)
Television appearances
- Kiss Her Goodbye (1959) (actor)
- Goodyear Television Playhouse (1 episode, 1951) (actor)
- Armstrong Circle Theatre (1 episode, 1950) (actor)
- The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (2 episodes, 1950) (actor)
References
- ^ a b c d "Obituaries: Daniel Reed". Variety. 290 (2): 87. February 15, 1978.
- ^ "Daniel Reed Filmography". Fandango.
- ^ Daniel Blum, ed. (1952). Theatre World (1951–1952). VIII: 221.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Quay, Joyce Crosby (1995). Early Promise, Late Reward: A Biography of Helen Hooven Santmyer, author of "...And Ladies of the Club". Knowledge, Ideas and Trends. p. 106.
External links
- Daniel Reed at IMDb
- Daniel Reed at the Internet Broadway Database
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