Douglas Z. Doty

Douglas Z. Doty

Doty in 1920
Born (1874-10-15)October 15, 1874
New York, New York, USA
Died February 20, 1935(1935-02-20) (aged 60)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Years active 1920-1938

Douglas Z. Doty (October 15, 1874 – 20 February 1935) was an American screenwriter and editor.[1]

Biography

Doty wrote the screenplays for 63 films between 1920 and 1938, the last one being Always Goodbye released in 1938, three years after his death. Doty also worked as an editor for The Century Company.[2]

Together with his co-writers Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and Donald Ogden Stewart, he was nominated for the 1931 Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Story) for the film Laughter.[3]

He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

  • Two Kinds of Love (1920)
  • Risky Business (1920)
  • Beautifully Trimmed (1920)
  • Society Secrets (1921)
  • The Dangerous Moment (1921)
  • Sham (1921)
  • A Kiss in Time (1921)
  • Her Winning Way (1921)
  • The Speed Girl (1921)
  • Nancy from Nowhere (1922)
  • A Prince of a King (1923)
  • How to Educate a Wife (1924)
  • Broadway After Dark (1924)
  • Circe, the Enchantress (1924)
  • The Wife of the Centaur (1924)
  • A Fool and His Money (1925)
  • Who Cares (1925)
  • After Business Hours (1925)
  • The Danger Signal (1925)
  • Fighting the Flames (1925)
  • The Great Sensation (1925)
  • The King on Main Street (1925)
  • The Unchastened Woman (1925)
  • The Wedding Song (1925)
  • Red Dice (1926)
  • Young April (1926)
  • Nobody's Widow (1927)
  • Man Bait (1927)
  • Vanity (1927)
  • The Fighting Eagle (1927)
  • Dress Parade (1927)
  • Tenth Avenue (1928)
  • Dry Martini (1928)
  • Romance of the Underworld (1928)
  • The Veiled Woman (1929)
  • Masked Emotions (1929)
  • Pleasure Crazed (1929)
  • The Leather Pushers (1930)
  • Kid Roberts (1930)
  • Laughter (1930)
  • College Lovers (1930)
  • Hammer and Tongs (1930)
  • The Knockout (1930)
  • The Comeback (1930)
  • The Mardi Gras (1930)
  • All for a Lady (1930)
  • Framed! (1931)
  • The Lady Killer (1931)
  • Kane Meets Abel (1931)
  • The Champion (1931)
  • Dangerous Daze (1931)
  • One Day to Live (1931)
  • Rive gauche (1931)
  • Lo mejor es reir (1931)
  • Die Männer um Lucie (1931)
  • The Silent Witness (1932)
  • Drifting (1932)
  • Racetrack (1933)
  • The Important Witness (1933)
  • Gallant Lady (1933)
  • Three on a Honeymoon (1934)
  • Always Goodbye (1938)

References

  1. ↑ "D.Z. Doty as a Scenario Writer.". New York Times. May 3, 1922. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Dreiser, Theodore (2009). Letters to Women, Volume II: New Letters. University of Illinois Press. pp. 85, 92. ISBN 0252033760.
  3. ↑ "The 4th Academy Awards (1931) Nominees and Winners", Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (accessed 2012-12-03).

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