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Donald Ogden Stewart
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Screenwriter Born: November 30, 1894 in Columbus, OH Death: August 2, 1980 in London, England, UK Biography:Had he so chosen, Ohio-born "Donald Ogden Stewart" could have lived the life of a wealthy socialite instead of playing such characters on stage. Educated at Yale, Stewart was well-off enough to indulge in his hobby of writing on a professional basis; he wrote several satirical novels that were a hit amongst the "smart set" of the '20s. Fellow Yale grad Philip Barry wrote the part of Nick Potter in the 1928 play "Holiday" with Stewart in mind, and with but a little persuasion convinced his friend to star in the play on Broadway. Stewart continued acting on stage in the company of long-time pals "Elliott Nugent" and Robert Montgomery, all of them adept at playing witty young sprouts in dinner jackets. He flirted with films from 1925 onward, when he was hired to adapt his own novel "Brown of Harvard" to the screen. Stewart made his talkie bow in a supporting role in the "Marion Davies" vehicle "Not So... Full Biography
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