Marcus Goodrich

Marcus Goodrich
Born(1897-11-28)November 28, 1897
San Antonio, Texas, U.S
DiedOctober 20, 1991(1991-10-20) (aged 93)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationsScreenwriter, novelist
Notable workDelilah
Spouse
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(m. 1946; div. 1953)​
Children1

Marcus Aurelius Goodrich (November 28, 1897 – October 20, 1991) was an American screenwriter and novelist.

He was the first husband of the actress Olivia de Havilland. Their only son, Benjamin, was born on September 27, 1949. He was previously married to Elizabeth Norton, Henriette Alice McCrea-Metcalf, Caroline Sleeth, and Renee Oakman.

He associated with the Ernest Hemingway group in Paris and was a protégé of Philip Wylie. He is best known for his 1941 novel Delilah.

de Havilland family tree
Alice Jeannette (née Saunders)
1854–1911		Rev. Charles de Havilland
1854–1920		Walter de Havilland
1872–1968		Lilian Fontaine (Ruse)
1886–1975
Ivon Molesworth Charles Jordan de Havilland
1879–1905		Louise Thomas
c. 1879–1949		Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland
1882–1965		Joan Mary Frith
1900–1974		Hereward de Havilland
1894–1976		Marcus Goodrich
1897–1991		Olivia Mary de Havilland
1916–2020		Pierre Galante
1909–1998		Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland
1917–2013		William McElroy Dozier
1908–1991
Peter Jason de Havilland
1913–1977		Geoffrey de Havilland Jr.
1910–1946		John de Havilland
1918–1943		Benjamin Goodrich
1949–1991		Gisèle Galante
1956–		Deborah Leslie
1949–

References

  1. ↑ "Henrietta Alice Metcalf Performing Arts Photographic Collection". University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "The longest story never told: An enigmatic author puzzles over his sequel - 12 Dec 1982, Sun • Page 295". Chicago Tribune: 295. 1982. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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