Anthony Paul Kelly
Anthony Paul Kelly | |
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| Born | 1897 |
| Died | September 26, 1932 |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1914-1930 |
Anthony Paul Kelly (1897 – September 26, 1932) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He wrote for 60 films between 1914 and 1930, and also wrote the play Three Faces East, which was the basis for two films of the same name. In 1926, Kelly gained notice for suing Al Jolson for breach of contract. The jury was discharged after failing to reach an agreement.[1]
He died in Manhattan after committing suicide by inhaling gas.[2] Kelly was battling an incurable case of tuberculosis at the time of his suicide.[3]
Selected filmography[]
- The Tear That Burned (1914)
- Destiny (1915)
- The Conquest of Canaan (1916)
- The Accomplice (1917)
- God's Man (1917)
- Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917)
- The Recoil (1917)
- My Own United States (1918)
- Love's Redemption (1921)
- My Old Kentucky Home (1922)
- The Silent Command (1923)
- Three Faces East (1926) (based on his play)
- Three Faces East (1930) (based on his play)
- British Intelligence (1940) (also based on Three Faces East, starring Boris Karloff)
References[]
- ^ "Anthony Kelly, Play Author, Gas Suicide," New York Daily News, September 27, 1932 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80892116/
- ^ "Time: Milestones, Oct. 10, 1932". Time.com. October 10, 1932. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Dramatist Cheats Tuberculosis by Taking Own Life," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 27, 1932, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80892217/
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