Writing
D.M. Marshman Jr.
D.M. Marshman Jr. is a writer born on December 21, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He died on September 17, 2015, aged 92. He is known for Sunset Boulevard and Taxi. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 21, 1922
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Died
- September 17, 2015
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Biography
While Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder were working on the screenplay for "Sunset Blvd." (1950), they feared that their writing had gone stale. They asked D.M. Marshman, Jr., an influential film critic for Life magazine to join their team. Marshman's contribution to the screenplay included the memorable line, "As long as the lady is paying for it, why not take the Vicuna?" The film went on to win three Oscars including one for Brackett, Wilder, and Marshman's screenplay. Despite Marshman's auspicious start as a screenwriter, his career in Hollywood did not last long. After a couple more screenwriting credits (both without either Brackett or Wilder), Marshman left Hollywood to work in the advertising industry.
Filmography
- 1953TaxiScreenplay
- 1950Sunset BoulevardScreenplay