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

Clarke was born August 24, 1887 in South Hadley, Massachusetts and died March 27, 1958 in Delray Beach, Florida.[2] John Ford directed many of his screenplays.

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 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)
  • 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)
  • 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 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
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

External links

• Works by Donald Henderson Clarke at Faded Page (Canada)
• Donald Henderson Clarke at IMDb