Daniel A. Reed (July 12, 1892 – February 9, 1978) was an American

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, playwright, and screenwriter.

Biography

Reed was born July 12, 1892, in

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. He took to theatre in 1912. He developed his own one-man show based on

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''. In Chicago he married

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in 1918. Together they founded Town Theatre in Columbia, South Carolina. In 1930, he was a MacDowell colonist. He spent a few years in Hollywood as a dialect coach, eventually settling in New York in 1936 as an actor. He was awarded the Outer Critics Circle Award in 1950 for his role as the Postman in '' Come Back, Little Sheba''. He died February 9, 1978, in Montrose, New York.

Plays

* ''Black April'', an adaptation of the novel by Julia Peterkin * '' Scarlet Sister Mary'' (1929), an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Julia Peterkin * ''Goodbye in the Morning'' (1930)

Filmography

Film credits

*'' Maybe It's Love'' (1935) ( dialogue director) *'' Madame DuBarry'' (1934) (dialogue director) (uncredited) *'' The Dragon Murder Case'' (1934) (dialogue director) *''

Fog Over Frisco ''Fog Over Frisco'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle. The screenplay by Robert N. Lee and Eugene Solow was based on the short story ''The Five Fragments'' by George Dyer. Plot Arlene Bradford (Bette Davis) is ...

'' (1934) (screenwriter, dialogue director) *'' Young Man of Manhattan'' (1930) (screenwriter, dialogue director) *'' Jimmy the Gent'' (1934) (dialogue director) *''

Queen High ''Queen High'' is the title of an American pre-Code musical comedy film, produced by Paramount Pictures in 1930. Based upon the 1926 stage musical ''Queen High'' that Buddy DeSylva, Lewis Gensler, and Laurence Schwab had adapted from Edward P ...

'' (1930) (dialogue director) *'' The Sap from Syracuse'' (1930) (dialogue director)

Television appearances

*''Kiss Her Goodbye'' (1959) (actor) *''

Goodyear Television Playhouse ''Goodyear Television Playhouse'' is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC from 1951 to 1957 during the first Golden Age of Television. Sponsored by Goodyear, Goodyear alternated sponsorship with Philco, and the ''Philco Te ...

'' (1 episode, 1951) (actor) *''

Armstrong Circle Theatre ''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' is an American anthology drama television series which ran from June 6, 1950, to June 25, 1957, on NBC, and from October 2, 1957, to August 28, 1963, on CBS. It alternated weekly with '' The U.S. Steel Hour''. It fi ...

'' (1 episode, 1950) (actor) *''

The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre ''The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre'' is an American anthology series that aired live on NBC Mondays at 8 pm EST from September 27, 1948 to June 26, 1950. The program presented both news headlines and live dramatic performances of either original plays ...

'' (2 episodes, 1950) (actor)

References

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