Booth Tarkington
American novelist (1869–1946)
Newton Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921). He is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner, John Updike, and Colson Whitehead. In the 1910s and 1920s he was considered the greatest living author in the United States. Several of his stories were adapted to film.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 4 films (1916–1936) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 40 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | SEVENTEEN. | Famous Players Film Co | 5 reels | B&W | silent | |
| 1924 | PIED PIPER MALONE. | Famous Players-Lasky Corp. | 77 min | B&W | ||
| 1924 | THE TURMOIL. | Universal Pictures Corp. | 7 reels | B&W | ||
| 1936 | GENTLE JULIA. | Fox Film Corp | 7 reels | B&W |