Chandler Sprague (died November 15, 1955) was an American veteran, screenwriter, reporter, and columnist. He served in World War I (for which he received the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart) and World War II. He was a reporter for The Baltimore Sun and a movie columnist for the Los Angeles Examiner, and he worked for United Artists, Paramount Pictures, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He wrote the scripts of many movies, including Camille, The Street of Sin, and The Bashful Bachelor.[1][2][3]
Chandler Sprague | |
|---|---|
| Born | Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 1955 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Western Maryland College |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, reporter, columnist |
References
edit- ^ "ExFilm Writer, Newsman Dies in Sacramento". The Sacramento Bee. November 15, 1955. p. 37. Retrieved June 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sprague, 69, Former Screen Writer, Dies". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved June 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chandler Sprague, Film Writer, Dies". The San Francisco Examiner. November 16, 1955. p. 5. Retrieved June 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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