Tom Barry
Tom Barry (born Hal Donahue; July 31, 1885 – November 7, 1931) was a vaudeville sketch writer, playwright and screenwriter. He was nominated for two Oscars for Best Screenplay, for In Old Arizona and The Valiant at the 2nd Academy Awards.
Tom Barry
- Name
- Tom Barry
- Birth Name
- Hal Donahue
- Born
- 31 July 1885
- Birthplace
- Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
- Died
- November 7, 1931 (aged 46)
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Screenwriter
- Nationality
- United States.
- Languages
- English.
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Tom Barry, la cui nascita è registrata il 31 luglio 1885 a Kansas City, Kansas. e la morte il 7 novembre 1931 a Los Angeles, California., figura nell'archivio di autorità della Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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• Name — Tom Barry • Birth Name — Hal Donahue • Born — 31 July 1885 • Birthplace — Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. • Died — November 7, 1931 (aged 46) • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Screenwriter
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• Under Suspicion (1930) • In Old Arizona (1929) • The Valiant (1929)
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1885
Tom Barry was born on 31 July 1885.
1931
Tom Barry died on 7 November 1931.
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- 1.In Old Arizona Thrilling Film. Prescott Evening Courier. 3. 2 September 1929.
- 2.TOM BARRY, 47, DIES IN HOLLYWOOD, CAL.; Playwright and Screen Writer Succumbs to Heart Attack in His Hotel Quarters. New York Times. November 9, 1931.
- 3.2nd Academy Awards Winners. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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