John Willard

Playwright, Author

1885 – 1942

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Who was John Willard?

John Willard was an American playwright. His most famous work is The Cat and the Canary, which was made into the influential silent film of the same name in 1927, and refilmed in 1939 starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. The play was revived by the Berkshire Theatre in Mass. in 2013

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Born
Nov 28, 1885
San Francisco
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Nationality
  • United States of America
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Lived in
  • San Francisco
Died
Aug 30, 1942
Los Angeles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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