- Guy Bolton
Guy Reginald Bolton (
November 23 ,1884 -September 6 ,1979 ) was a British-Americanplaywright and writer of musical comedies.Born Guy Reginald Bolton to American parents in
Broxbourne ,Hertfordshire ,England , Bolton studiedarchitecture before beginning his writing career in 1914 with the play "The Rule of Three". Additional plays include "The Fallen Idol", "Nobody Home", "Children", "Polly with a Past", "The Five Million", "Adam and Eva", "The Cave Girl", "Polly Preferred", "Chicken Feed", "Grounds for Divorce", "Golden Wings", "Child of Fortune", and "Anastasia", the 1956 screen adaptation of which starredIngrid Bergman .In 1915 Bolton made his first foray into
musical theatre with "90 in the Shade" withJerome Kern . His extensive Broadway musical credits include "Very Good Eddie ", "Oh, Boy!", "Have a Heart", "Sitting Pretty", and "Sally" withJerome Kern , "Anything Goes " withCole Porter , "Rosalie ", "Lady Be Good", "Tip-Toes ", "Oh, Kay! " withP.G. Wodehouse , and "Girl Crazy " withGeorge Gershwin , "Anya" withGeorge Abbott , "Ankles Aweigh " withSammy Fain , "Rio Rita", and "Follow the Girls ".Bolton's screen credits include "
Week-End at the Waldorf ", "Till the Clouds Roll By ", and "Ziegfeld Follies".Bolton and
P. G. Wodehouse co-authored theautobiographical "Bring on the Girls ", a chronicle of their Broadway experiences. Bolton was married four times. His second wife wasopera singerMarguerite Namara ; their daughter Peggy, who died in 2003, was his last surviving child.External links
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=4575 Internet Broadway Database listing]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093397/ Internet Movie Database listing]
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