Martin Brown

Martin Brown (June 22, 1885 – February 13, 1936) was a Canadian-born American playwright, screenwriter, and actor.

Life and career Born in Montreal, Canada on June 22, 1885, Brown had a career as an actor in both the United States and England from 1907 to 1915.

Partial list of works Screenplays The Desert Man (1917) The Garden of Allah (1927) The Virtuous Sin (1930); used as the basis for The Night of Decision (1931) Java Head (1934)

Stage plays A Very Good Young Man (1918); adapted into the film A Very Good Young Man (1919) An Innocent Idea (1920) The Exciters (1922); adapted into the film The Exciters (1923) The Love Child (1922) The Lady (1923); adapted into the films The Lady (1925) and The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933) Cobra (1924); adapted into the film Cobra Great Music (1924); adapted into the film Soul-Fire (1925) The Love Thief (1927) The Dark (1927) The Strawberry Blonde (1927) Paris (1928); adapted into the film Paris (1929) The Idol (1929); adapted into the film The Mad Genius (1931)