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Jan 1, 1894 — Jan 1, 1980· 86 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · FICTION

Donald Ogden Stewart

Also known as: Stewart, Donald Ogden, Ogden Donald Stewart

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Columbus, United States
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On a memorable evening in the year 1904 I witnessed the opening performance of Maude Adams in "Peter Pan".

— from A Parody Outline of History

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Without love

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Pat Jamieson is a scientist working on a high-altitude oxygen mask for World War II fighter pilots. He has nowhere to conduct his research until he meets Jamie Rowan, a woman with a large empty country house. She has no hopes of marrying for love but Jamie wants to help the war effort and she likes Pat, so to satisfy the proprieties they agree on a business arrangement: a marriage of convenience and partnership. They happily work on oxygen mixes instead of honeymooning. But as the footing of their relationship begins warm up, Jamie is courted by another man and the old flame that broke Pat's heart is back in his life. It will take a sleepwalking ruse, dodging in and out of doors, and a working oxygen mask to get them together again.

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By a stroke of luck!

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At his prime, Donald Ogden Stewart, a member of the Algonquin Round Table, was a well-respected Hollywood screenwriter who penned such classics as "The Philadelphia Story", "Marie Antoinettte", and "Life With Father." His memoir of that time--and later when he fled to England--is recounted here in this book with the ...

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Perfect Behavior

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