Maxwell Anderson

Personal Info

Known ForWriting
Born1888-12-15
BirthplaceAtlantic, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Maxwell Anderson

Writing

Biography

James Maxwell Anderson (15 December 1888 – 28 February 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist and lyricist.

Anderson faced many challenges in his career, frequently losing jobs for expressing his opinions or supporting controversial figures. Despite this, he found success as a dramatist and wrote a number of hit plays, including What Price Glory, Both Your Houses, and The Bad Seed. Many of his works were adapted for the screen, and he wrote screenplays for other authors' works as well. Anderson was married three times and had a tumultuous personal life, dying in 1959 after suffering a stroke. His papers and personal effects can be found in various institutions, with the largest collection housed at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Filmography

Acting (2)

Production & Directing (54)

2022
7.0
2018
The Bad SeedTheatre Play
7.1
2005
1998
Meet Joe BlackOriginal Film Writer
7.4
1998
Yalınayak SokratesScenario Writer
1985
The Bad SeedTheatre Play
6.1
1975
7.0
1974
6.5
1974
Lost in the StarsTheatre Play
6.5
7.2
1968
10.0
7.0
1966
7.0
1963
8.3
1960
6.6
1959
WintersetWriter
9.0
8.2
1957
1956
The Wrong ManScreenplay
7.1
1956
7.1
1956
The Bad SeedTheatre Play
7.1
1956
High TorTheatre Play
8.3
1956
High TorLyricist
8.3
1956
High TorWriter
8.3
1954
6.7
1954
6.7
1952
What Price GloryTheatre Play
5.8
1948
Joan of ArcTheatre Play
6.2
1948
Joan of ArcScreenplay
6.2
1948
Key LargoTheatre Play
7.5
5.9
1944
5.8
5.8
1940
6.9
1936
WintersetAuthor
6.0
1936
Mary of ScotlandTheatre Play
6.2
1935
7.8
1935
Maybe It's LoveTheatre Play
7.0
1934
We Live AgainAdaptation
6.8
1934
6.3
1932
RainScreenplay
6.6
1931
3.3
1930
6.2
4.8
1929
8.0
1926
What Price GloryTheatre Play
6.4