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Walter Anthony

1872 – 1945

American music critic and screenwriter

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Lived 1872 – 1945 (aged 73). Walter Anthony was an American screenwriter, music critic and theatre critic.

Walter Anthony (February 13, 1872 in Stockton, California – May 1, 1945 in Hollywood, California) was a screenplay, titles, and documentary film writer. Before Walter started writing in films he was a dramatic and musical critic for The San Francisco Call, San Francisco Chronicle, and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. At the time he came to work for the Post-Intelligencer in 1919, Seattle magazine The Town Crier described him as, "one of the few really authoritative critics of music and the drama in America."

Selected filmography Foolish Wives (1922) Oliver Twist (1922) The Drivin' Fool (1923) A Boy of Flanders (1924) The Lightning Rider (1924) When a Man's a Man (1924) After Business Hours (1925) The Phantom of the Opera (1925) The Cat and the Canary (1927) The Last Performance (1927) Jazz Mad (1928) The Michigan Kid (1928) The Man Who Laughs (1928) Girl Overboard (1929) Love and the Devil (1929) All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Courage (1930) General Crack (1930) Golden Dawn (1930) Paroled from the Big House (1938)

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Who was Walter Anthony?

American music critic and screenwriter (1872–1945)

When was Walter Anthony born?

Walter Anthony was born on 13 February 1872 in Stockton.

When did Walter Anthony die?

Walter Anthony died on 1 May 1945 in Hollywood.

What was Walter Anthony's occupation?

Walter Anthony was a screenwriter, music critic and theatre critic.

What nationality was Walter Anthony?

Walter Anthony was American.

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· Wikipedia: Walter Anthony

· Wikidata: Q3565679

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