Douglas Z. Doty | |
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Doty in 1920
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Born |
New York, New York, USA |
October 15, 1874
Died | February 20, 1935 Los Angeles, California, USA |
(aged 60)
Years active | 1920–1938 |
Douglas Z. Doty (October 15, 1874 – 20 February 1935) was an American screenwriter and editor.
Doty wrote the screenplays for 63 films between 1920 and 1938, the last one being Always Goodbye released in 1938, three years after his death. Doty also worked as an editor for The Century Company.
Together with his co-writers Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and Donald Ogden Stewart, he was nominated for the 1931 Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Story) for the film Laughter.
He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.