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Maxwell Anderson

1888 - 1959

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James Maxwell Anderson (December 15, 1888 – February 28, 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist. Anderson faced many challenges in his career, frequently losing jobs for expressing his opinions or supporting controversial figures. Despite this, he found success as a dramatist and wrote a number of hit plays, including What Price Glory, Both Your Houses, and The Bad Seed. Many of his works were adapted for the screen, and he wrote screenplays for other authors' works as well. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maxwell Anderson is the 4,658th most popular writer (down from 3,988th in 2019), the 6,983rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,206th in 2019) and the 528th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Maxwell Anderson ranks 4,658 out of 7,302. Before him are Larysa Hienijuš, Jean Cassou, Frik, Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, Dora Gabe, and Ivan Olbracht. After him are Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, Fran Levstik, Mirdza Ķempe, Nikolay Zabolotsky, Moacyr Scliar, and Chris Morgan.

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Among people born in 1888, Maxwell Anderson ranks 195. Before him are Kārlis Zāle, Albert Kluyver, Martin Benka, Dan Andersson, Charles Winslow, and Dora Gabe. After him are Alfred Asikainen, František Langer, Andrea Andreen, Anders Haugen, Gerhard Ritter, and Seán Lester. Among people deceased in 1959, Maxwell Anderson ranks 159. Before him are Ruben Lagus, Paul Rivet, Balthasar van der Pol, Andrés Martínez Trueba, Max O. Lorenz, and Jacob Epstein. After him are Jan Černý, Vitaly Bianki, Oskar Vogt, Hans Henny Jahnn, Seán Lester, and Edith Clarke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maxwell Anderson ranks 6,985 out of 20,380. Before him are Marc Ribot (1954), Joanna Russ (1937), Ruth Buzzi (1936), Monica (1980), Henry Gunther (1895), and Randal Kleiser (1946). After him are Piper Perabo (1976), Billy Evans (1932), Paul Sweezy (1910), Zachary Quinto (1977), Alex Cord (1933), and Art Metrano (1936).

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Among writers born in United States, Maxwell Anderson ranks 528. Before him are Sandra Brown (1948), Mary McCarthy (1912), Jaroslav Pelikan (1923), A. Merritt (1884), Nathanael West (1903), and Joanna Russ (1937). After him are Chris Morgan (1966), William Wharton (1925), Shel Silverstein (1930), Elbert Hubbard (1856), Zane Grey (1872), and Saul Alinsky (1909).

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