Cormack, Bartlett, 1898-1942

Born in 1898, Edward Bartlett Cormack wrote his first play as a nineteen year-old college student before taking a job as a newspaper reporter. In 1927, he wrote The Racket as a stage play; a year later he created the silent screen version of the story for Howard Hughes. The film was nominated for a best picture award in 1929. Bartlett would go on to write twenty-five plays and screenplays before his death in 1944.

Sources:

"Bartlett Cormack" death notice. Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona)· 18 Sep 1942. Page 7. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85864576/bartlett-cormack/

"Bartlett Cormack". The Internet Movie Database. IMBd.com, Inc., 2021. Web. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0179993/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm