Marc Connelly

Writer, Actor, Director, Producer

December 13, 1890 — December 21, 1980 (90 years)
Marcus Cook Connelly was an American playwright, director, producer, performer, and lyricist. He was a key member of the Algonquin Round Table, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1930.

Known For

  • I Married a Witch
    I Married a Witch1942
  • Captains Courageous
    Captains Courageous1937
  • The Spirit of St. Louis
    The Spirit of St. Louis1957
  • Reunion in France
    Reunion in France1942
  • The Green Pastures
    The Green Pastures1936
  • Cabin in the Sky
    Cabin in the Sky1943
  • Not So Dumb
    Not So Dumb1930
  • Tall Story
    Tall Story1960
  • Exit Smiling
    Exit Smiling1926
  • Make Me a Star
    Make Me a Star1932
  • The Farmer Takes a Wife
    The Farmer Takes a Wife1935
  • Merton of the Movies
    Merton of the Movies1947
  • The Borgia Stick
    The Borgia Stick1967
  • Merton of the Movies
    Merton of the Movies1924

Filmography

1967
The Borgia Stick · as Davenport
1965
1961
The Defenders · as Judge
1960
Tall Story · as Professor Charles Osman
1959
1959
1957
1957
The Spirit of St. Louis · as Father Hussman
1953

1987
The Ten-Year Lunch · as Himself - Participant
1985
American Masters · as Self
1964
NET Playhouse · as Self
1962
The Merv Griffin Show · as Self - Playwright
1957
1957
1952
Today · as Self
1951
The Name's the Same · as Self - Panelist
1948
Actors Studio · as Self - Host
1948

1950
Sunday Night Theatre · as Associate Producer

1953
1950
1948
Studio One · as Story
1948
Ford Theatre · as Play
1947
Merton of the Movies · as Theatre Play
1947
1944
Strange Confession · as Additional Dialogue
1941
The Wild Man of Borneo · as Theatre Play
1940
Victory · as Contributor To Screenplay Construction
1940
Dulcy · as Theatre Play
1936
The Green Pastures · as Story
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife · as Theatre Play
1930
Not So Dumb · as Play "dulcy"
1926
Exit Smiling · as Story