Marcus Aurelius Goodrich (November 28, 1897 – October 20, 1991) was an American screenwriter and novelist.

Biography

He was the first husband of the actress

Olivia de Havilland Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland (; July 1, 1916July 26, 2020) was a British-American actress. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her time. ...

. Their only son Benjamin was born on September 27, 1949. He was married beforehand to Elizabeth Norton,

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, Caroline Sleeth, and Renee Oakman. He associated with the

Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fic ...

group in Paris and was a protégé of

Philip Wylie Philip Gordon Wylie (May 12, 1902 – October 25, 1971) was an American writer of works ranging from pulp science fiction, mysteries, social diatribes and satire to ecology and the threat of nuclear holocaust. Early life and career Born in Bever ...

. He is best known for his 1941 novel ''Delilah''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodrich, Marcus 1897 births 1991 deaths American male screenwriters Burials at Arlington National Cemetery De Havilland family 20th-century American novelists Writers from San Antonio American male novelists 20th-century American male writers Novelists from Texas Screenwriters from Texas 20th-century American screenwriters