For Maxwell Anderson's grandson, the American museum director, see Maxwell L. Anderson.
American playwright and writer (1888–1959)
Maxwell Anderson
Born
James Maxwell Anderson (1888-12-15)December 15, 1888 Atlantic, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
February 28, 1959(1959-02-28) (aged 70) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Pen name
John Nairne Michaelson
Occupation
Playwright
Education
University of North Dakota (BA) Stanford University (MA)
Notable awards
Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1933)
Spouse
Margaret Haskett
(m. 1911; died 1931)
Gilda Hazard
(m. 1954)
Partner
Gertrude Higger (1933–1953)
Children
6, including Quentin including 2 adopted children of his second marriage.
Relatives
Maxwell L. Anderson (grandson)
James Maxwell Anderson (December 15, 1888 – February 28, 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist.
Anderson faced many challenges in his career, frequently losing jobs for expressing his opinions or supporting controversial figures. Despite this, he found success as a dramatist and wrote a number of hit plays, including What Price Glory, Both Your Houses, and The Bad Seed. Many of his works were adapted for the screen, and he wrote screenplays for other authors' works as well. Anderson was married three times and had a tumultuous personal life, ultimately passing away in 1959 after suffering a stroke. His papers and personal effects can be found in various institutions, with the largest collection housed at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
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real surname Williams, as a stage name. His acting career began in MaxwellAnderson's Winterset in San Francisco in 1946. After a few roles in plays in...
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prolific writer and a founding member of the Playwrights' Company (with MaxwellAnderson, S. N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, and Robert Sherwood), he ultimately wrote...
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