Arthur Sheekman

Director

Birthday February 5, 1901

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Illinois

DEATH DATE Jan 12, 1978 (76)

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About

Newspaper critic who befriended Groucho Marx and wrote the scripts for several Marx Brothers films.

Before Fame

He was a drama critic for the now-defunct Manhattan Newspaper.

Trivia

He worked on the script for Bing Crosby's Welcome Stranger.

Family Life

He married Gloria Stuart who played the elder version of Rose in 1997's Titanic.

Associated With

He contributed to the writing of the script for 1945's Wonder Man starring Danny Kaye.