Biography
William Anthony McGuire (July 9, 1881 – September 16, 1940) was an American playwright, theatre director, and producer and screenwriter, including The Kid From Spain (1932) starring Eddie Cantor. McGuire earned an Oscar nomination for the 1936 film The Great Ziegfeld, the Best Picture Oscar winner of 1936.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, McGuire made his Broadway debut in 1910 as author of the play The Heights. He went on to write, direct, and produce Twelve Miles Out (1925) and If I Was Rich (1926) and write and direct Rosalie (1928), Whoopee! (1928), The Three Musketeers (1928), and Show Girl (1929).
McGuire is quoted by the gossip columnist Sidney Skolsky as saying of his profession and milieu, "Broadway's a great street when you're going up. When you're going down -- take Sixth Avenue."McGuire died of uremia in Beverly Hills, California.
Filmography
all 28
Movies 28
Writer 27
Producer 1
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Lillian Russell (1940)
Risky Business (1939)
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
Rosalie (1937)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Embarrassing Moments (1934)
Money Means Nothing (1934)
Little Man, What Now? (1934)
I Believed in You (1934)
King for a Night (1933)
Roman Scandals (1933)
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
Out All Night (1933)
The Kid from Spain (1932)
Okay, America! (1932)
Disorderly Conduct (1932)
She Wanted a Millionaire (1932)
Skyline (1931)
Do You Know Your Wife? (1931)
Six Cylinder Love (1931)
Don't Bet on Women (1931)
Whoopee! (1930)
Twelve Miles Out (1927)
Kid Boots (1926)
Tin Gods (1926)
Six Cylinder Love (1923)
Playthings of Passion (1919)
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GenderMale
Birthday1881-07-09
Deathday1940-09-16 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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