Howard Emmett Rogers

Howard Emmett Rogers (1890–1971) was an American screenwriter, playwright, lyricist, and theatre director. As a playwright he wrote the books for three Broadway musicals: The Midnight Rounders of 1920,^[1] The Century Revue (1920),^[2] and Luana (1930); the latter of which he also directed.^[3] He also wrote the lyrics to the 1922 Broadway musical Red Pepper.^[4] He was an active anti-communist member of the Screen Writers Guild.^[5] He worked for several studios during his career. Two of his last films Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) and The Hour of 13 (1952) were made by MGM-British.

Selected filmography

References

Bibliography

• Donald T. Critchlow. When Hollywood Was Right: How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics. Cambridge University Press, 2013.
• Dietz, Dan (2019). The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538112823. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
• Salem, James M. (1991). A Guide to Critical Reviews: The musical, 1909-1989., Third Edition. Scarecrow Press.
• Stagg, Jerry (1968). The Brothers Shubert. Random House. ISBN 9780394417929.

External links

• Howard Emmett Rogers at IMDb
• Howard Emmett Rogers at the Internet Broadway Database

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