Donald Henderson Clarke

Donald Henderson Clarke was an American writer and journalist,^[1] known for his romantic novels, mystery fiction, and screenplays. Clarke was born on August 24, 1887 in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and died March 27, 1958 in Delray Beach, Florida^[2] Many of his screenplays were directed by John Ford.

Bibliography

Novels

• "Louis Beretti" (1929)^[3] Also published as Louis Beretti. The story of a gunman.(A. A. Knopf: London, 1930.)
  • Translated into French as "Louis Beretti." (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)
  • basis of his screenplay for the 1930 film, Born reckless ^[4]
• In the reign of Rothstein (1929)^[5]
  • 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)
  • Translated into Czech as Nedočkavá panna : Román dívky (1933) OCLC 85513940
  • Translated into German as Ruth, die es nicht erwarten kann (1933) OCLC 72099467
  • Filmed as The Impatient Maiden (1932)
• Female (1933)^[6]
  • Translated into Czech as Samička : Román ženy (1934)
  • Basis of the 1933 film Female
• Young and healthy (1931)
• John Bartel, Jr. (1932)
• 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)
• 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 Chinese translation of ?? (1951)
• Address mezarlık, Turkish translation of ?? (1981

Screenplays

• 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

• Man of the World; Recollections of an Irreverent Reporter (1951)
  • Reviewed in the New York Times Book Review,^[7]

References

1. ^ "Donald Henderson Clark Dies; Author, Former Reporter, 70". The New York Times, Mar 30, 1958 [1]
2. ^ WorldCat identities
3. ^ Clarke, Donald Henderson. Louis Beretti; A Novel. New York: Triangle Books, 1929. OCLC 13181694 WorldCat
4. ^ WorldCat
5. ^ Clarke, Donald Henderson. In the Reign of Rothstein. New York: Vanguard Press, 1929. OCLC 559090 WorldCat
6. ^ Clarke, Donald Henderson. Female. New York: Vanguard Press, 1933. OCLC 11048097 WorldCat
7. ^ Russel Owen, "The City Was His Beat", April 1, 195 The New York Times [2]

External links

• Donald Henderson Clarke at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Clarke, Donald Henderson
Alternative names
Short description	Author and screenwriter
Date of birth	August 24, 1887
Place of birth	South Hadley, Massachusetts
Date of death	March 27, 1958
Place of death	Delray Beach, Florida