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Laurence Tucker Stallings (November 25, 1894 – February 28, 1968) was an American playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, literary critic, journalist, novelist, and photographer.
Laurence Stallings was born on 25 November 1894 in Macon, Georgia, USA. He was a writer, known for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Jungle Book (1942) and Song of the West (1930). He was married to Louise St. Leger Vance and Helen Purefoy Poteat.
Laurence Stallings was born on 25 November 1894 in Macon, Georgia, USA. He was a writer, known for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Jungle Book (1942) and Song of the West (1930). He was married to Louise St. Leger Vance and Helen Purefoy Poteat.
A novelist, short-story writer, playwright, screenwriter, editor, and historian, Stallings authored the war novel Plumes (1924), co-authored the popular drama What Price Glory (1924)—which was made into a film in 1926—and supplied the plot outline for The Big Parade (1925), one of the most successful films of the silent era.
Laurence Stallings, who graduated with a Master’s degree from the School of Foreign Service in 1922, turned his experience as a wounded veteran in the First World War into inspiration for a career as a journalist, author, and playwright.
Laurence Tucker Stallings was an American playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, literary critic, journalist, novelist, and photographer. The World War I veteran was noted for his anti-war book The First World War: A Photographic History. Stallings was born Laurence Tucker Stallings in Macon, Georgia.
Laurence Stallings brought many screenplays to Hollywood throughout the course of his Hollywood career. Stallings's film career started with such writing credits as the drama "The Big Parade" (1925) with John Gilbert, "Old Ironsides" (1926) and the Marion Davies comedy "Show People" (1928).
