Donald Ogden Stewart
American author and screenwriter (1894-1980)
Donald Ogden Stewart was an American writer and screenwriter best known for his sophisticated golden age comedies and melodramas, such as The Philadelphia Story, Tarnished Lady and Love Affair. Stewart worked with a number of the directors of his time, including George Cukor, Michael Curtiz and Ernst Lubitsch. Stewart was a member of the Algonquin Round Table and, with Ernest Hemingway's friend Bill Smith, the model for Bill Gorton in The Sun Also Rises. His 1922 parody on etiquette, Perfect Behavior, published by George H. Doran and Co., was a favorite book of P. G. Wodehouse.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 12 films (1926–1957) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 17 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | An Affair To Remember. | Jerry Wald Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 115 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1950 | Edward, My Son. | George Cukor | 112 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1947 | Life with Father | Columbia Broadcasting System Inc. unless otherwise indicated. | 3 reels | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1941 | A woman's face | Loew's Inc. (Publisher) | Metro Goldwyn Mayer: Publisher | 1:45:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1941 | A Woman's Face. | George Cukor | 12 reels | B&W | sound | |
| 1941 | Smilin' Through. | Frank Borzage | 11 reels. | Color & B&W | sound | |
| 1940 | The Philadelphia Story. | George Cukor | 12 reels | B&W | sound | |
| 1939 | Love affair | Leo McCarey | 89 min | B&W | ||
| 1934 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Sidney Franklin | 109 min | B&W | ||
| 1933 | Dinner at eight. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. | 11 reels. | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1932 | Red Dust | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp | 1:16:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1926 | BROWN OF HARVARD. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. | 8 reels | B&W |