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American writer and journalist
Donald Henderson Clarke (August 24, 1887 – March 27, 1958) was an
American writer and
journalist ,
[1] known for his
romantic novels ,
mystery fiction , and
screenplays .
Biography
Clarke was born August 24, 1887, in
South Hadley, Massachusetts . He studied at
Harvard but was twice dismissed. He spent his early career as a reporter, working for the
New York World ,
The New York Times and the
New York American . He started writing racy books about gangsters and women of easy vitue.
[1] His publisher,
Vanguard Press , estimated he sold over 8 million books. His book Louis Beretti (1929), about a bootlegger, was made into the film
Born Reckless (1930). Impatient Virgin (1931) was also filmed as
The Impatient Maiden (1932).
[2] His book
Female (1933) was ruled obscene.
[1]
He died March 27, 1958, in
Delray Beach, Florida .
[3]
Bibliography
Novels
Louis Beretti (1929)
[4] Also published as Louis Beretti: The Story of a Gunman. (A. A. Knopf: London, 1930.)
Basis of his screenplay for the 1930 film,
Born Reckless
[5]
Translated into French as Louis Beret (1933) and as Un nommé Louis Beretti (1949)
Translated into German as Louis Beretti (1933)
Translated into Spanish as Un hombre llamado Louis Beretti (1981)
In the Reign of Rothstein (1929)
[6]
Millie (1930)
Impatient Virgin (1931)
Filmed as
The Impatient Maiden (1932)
Translated into Czech as Nedočkavá panna : Román dívky (1933) OCLC 85513940
Translated into German as Ruth, die es nicht erwarten kann (1933) OCLC 72099467
Young and Healthy (1931)
John Bartel, Jr. (1932)
Female (1933)
[7]
Basis of the 1933 film
Female
Translated into Czech as Samička : Román ženy (1934)
Pilgrimage (1933)
Alabama (1934)
Translated into Czech as Missis Alabam (1934)
Kelly (1935)
Lady Ann (1935)
Nina (1935)
Confidential (1936)
Translated into French as Strictement confidentiel (1981)
Millie's Daughter (1939)
A Lady Named Lou (1946)
Translated into Dutch as Lou, een vrouw met temperament (1949)
Tawny (1946)
The Chastity of Gloria Boyd (1946)
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1947)
That Mrs. Renney. (1947)
Regards to Broadway (1947)
The Regenerate Lover (1948)
Murderer's Holiday (1948) translated into French as Berretti pas mort! (1953)
Joe and Jennie (1949)
Kelly, etc. (1960)
青春の秘密 / Seishun no himitsu (Secret of Youth ) Chinese translation of ?? (1951)
Address mezarlık (Address Cemetery ) Turkish translation of ?? (1981)
Screenplays
Autobiography
Man of the World; Recollections of an Irreverent Reporter (1951)[
citation needed ]
References
^
a
b
c
"Donald Henderson Clark Dies; Author, Former Reporter, 70" .
The New York Times . March 30, 1958. p. 88. Retrieved May 6, 2023 .
^
"Obituaries" .
Variety . April 2, 1958. p. 68. Retrieved May 6, 2023 – via
Archive.org .
^
WorldCat identities
^ Clarke, Donald Henderson. Louis Beretti; A Novel. New York: Triangle Books, 1929. OCLC 13181694
WorldCat
^
WorldCat
^ Clarke, Donald Henderson. In the Reign of Rothstein. New York: Vanguard Press, 1929. OCLC 559090
WorldCat
^ Clarke, Donald Henderson. Female. New York: Vanguard Press, 1933. OCLC 11048097
WorldCat
^ Russel Owen, "The City Was His Beat", April 1, 1951 The New York Times
[1]
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