Lawrence Kimble
American screenwriter
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Lawrence Edwin Kimble (September 21, 1904 – September 3, 1977) was an American screenwriter.[2]
Born
September 21, 1904
Lawrence Edwin Kimble
September 21, 1904
Bakersfield, California, United States
DiedSeptember 3, 1977 (age 72)
Los Angeles, California, United States[1]
OccupationWriter
Yearsactive1936-1963 (film & TV)
Lawrence Kimble | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lawrence Edwin Kimble September 21, 1904 Bakersfield, California, United States |
| Died | September 3, 1977 (age 72) Los Angeles, California, United States[1] |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1936-1963 (film & TV) |
Early life and career
On September 21, 1904, Kimble was born in Bakersfield, California, one of five children born to Sarah Elizabeth Stanley and Arthur William Kimble.[3][4][5] Beginning in 1924, Kimble worked for several years as a reporter with The Bakersfield Californian before making his screenwriting debut in 1936 with All American Chump.[6][7][8] He was a charter member of the Screen Writers Guild.[9][10]
Personal life
On June 1, 1935, Kimble married Marjorie Hedrick.[11]
Death
On September 3, 1977, Kimble died of a heart attack at Valley Presbyterian Hospital.[12]
Selected filmography
- The Country Bumpkin (1936)
- Submarine D-1 (1937)
- Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
- The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
- It All Came True (1940)
- The Devil Pays Off (1941)
- Pardon My Stripes (1942)
- Pierre of the Plains (1942)
- Bells of Capistrano (1942)
- The Bugle Sounds (1942)
- Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
- Tahiti Honey (1943)
- Music in Manhattan (1944)
- Seven Days Ashore (1944)
- Pan-Americana (1945)
- The Bamboo Blonde (1946)
- Beat the Band (1947)
- Angel on the Amazon (1948)
- Mystery in Mexico (1948)
- Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)