Donald Henderson Clarke
Donald Henderson Clarke (August 24, 1887 – March 27, 1958) was an American writer and journalist,[1] known for his romantic novels, mystery fiction, and screenplays.
Biography
[edit]Clarke was born August 24, 1887, in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He studied at Harvard but was twice dismissed. He spent his early career as a reporter, working for the New York World, The New York Times and the New York American. He started writing racy books about gangsters and women of easy vitue.[1] His publisher, Vanguard Press, estimated he sold over 8 million books. His book Louis Beretti (1929), about a bootlegger, was made into the film Born Reckless (1930). Impatient Virgin (1931) was also filmed as The Impatient Maiden (1932).[2] His book Female (1933) was ruled obscene.[1]
He died March 27, 1958, in Delray Beach, Florida.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Louis Beretti (1929)[4] Also published as Louis Beretti: The Story of a Gunman.(A. A. Knopf: London, 1930.)
- Basis of his screenplay for the 1930 film, Born Reckless[5]
- Translated into French as Louis Beret (1933) and as Un nommé Louis Beretti (1949)
- Translated into German as Louis Beretti (1933)
- Translated into Spanish as Un hombre llamado Louis Beretti (1981)
- In the Reign of Rothstein (1929)[6]
- Review, by Helen Gregory MacGill American Journal of Sociology, Sep., 1931, vol. 37, no. 2, p. 345
- Millie (1930)
- Basis of the 1931 film Millie
- Impatient Virgin (1931)
- Filmed as The Impatient Maiden (1932)
- Translated into Czech as Nedočkavá panna : Román dívky (1933) OCLC 85513940
- Translated into German as Ruth, die es nicht erwarten kann (1933) OCLC 72099467
- Young and Healthy (1931)
- John Bartel, Jr. (1932)
- Female (1933)[7]
- Basis of the 1933 film Female
- Translated into Czech as Samička : Román ženy (1934)
- Pilgrimage (1933)
- Basis of the 1933 film Pilgrimage
- Alabama (1934)
- Translated into Czech as Missis Alabam (1934)
- Kelly (1935)
- Lady Ann (1935)
- Nina (1935)
- Confidential (1936)
- Translated into French as Strictement confidentiel (1981)
- Millie's Daughter (1939)
- Basis of 1947 film Millie's Daughter and of the 1956 episode "Millie's Daughter" in Lux Video Theater
- A Lady Named Lou (1946)
- Translated into Dutch as Lou, een vrouw met temperament (1949)
- Tawny (1946)
- The Chastity of Gloria Boyd (1946)
- The Housekeeper's Daughter (1947)
- Basis of the 1939 film The Housekeeper's Daughter
- That Mrs. Renney. (1947)
- Regards to Broadway (1947)
- The Regenerate Lover (1948)
- Murderer's Holiday (1948) translated into French as Berretti pas mort! (1953)
- Joe and Jennie (1949)
- Kelly, etc. (1960)
- 青春の秘密 / Seishun no himitsu (Secret of Youth) Chinese translation of ?? (1951)
- Address mezarlık (Address Cemetery) Turkish translation of ?? (1981)
Screenplays
[edit]- Born Reckless (1930 film) from his novel of the same name
- The Women Men Marry (1937) from story by Matt Taylor
- The Ghost Ship (1943 film) from story by Leo Mittler
Autobiography
[edit]- Man of the World; Recollections of an Irreverent Reporter (1951)[citation needed]
- Reviewed in the New York Times Book Review,[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Donald Henderson Clark Dies; Author, Former Reporter, 70". The New York Times. March 30, 1958. p. 88. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "Obituaries". Variety. April 2, 1958. p. 68. Retrieved May 6, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ WorldCat identities
- ^ Clarke, Donald Henderson. Louis Beretti; A Novel. New York: Triangle Books, 1929. OCLC 13181694 WorldCat
- ^ WorldCat
- ^ Clarke, Donald Henderson. In the Reign of Rothstein. New York: Vanguard Press, 1929. OCLC 559090 WorldCat
- ^ Clarke, Donald Henderson. Female. New York: Vanguard Press, 1933. OCLC 11048097 WorldCat
- ^ Russel Owen, "The City Was His Beat", April 1, 1951 The New York Times [1]
External links
[edit]- Works by Donald Henderson Clarke at Faded Page (Canada)
- Donald Henderson Clarke at IMDb
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