Marcus Goodrich

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Marcus A. Goodrich
Born(1897-11-28)November 28, 1897
DiedOctober 20, 1991(1991-10-20) (aged 93)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, novelist
Notable workDelilah
Spouse
(m. 1946; div. 1953)
Children1

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

Biography[edit]

He was the first husband of the actress Olivia de Havilland. Their only son Benjamin was born on September 27, 1949. He was married beforehand to Elizabeth Norton, Henriette Alice McCrea-Metcalf, Caroline Sleeth, and Renee Oakman.[1][2]

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
-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
-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[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

Marcus Goodrich at IMDb