John Patrick

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John Patrick

Literature

#6059

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#9192

Historical Rank

#2777

USA Rank

Writing

#1924

World Rank

#2476

Historical Rank

#1249

USA Rank

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Why Is John Patrick Influential?

According to Wikipedia, John Patrick was an American playwright and screenwriter. Biography He was born John Patrick Goggin in Louisville, Kentucky. His parents soon abandoned him, and he spent a delinquent youth in foster homes and boarding schools. At age 19, he secured a job as an announcer at KPO Radio in San Francisco, California, marrying Mildred Legaye in 1925. He wrote over 1,000 scripts for the Cecil and Sally radio program , broadcast between 1928 and 1933. The show's sole actors were Patrick and Helen Troy. In 1937, Patrick wrote adaptations for NBC's Streamlined Shakespeare series, guest-starring Helen Hayes.

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