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Laurence Schwab (1893 – May 29, 1951) was an American theater and film producer, writer, and director. He was born in Boston and attended Harvard University. His first success was as co-producer of The Gingham Girl (1922). He co-authored and produced numerous productions in the 1920s and 1930s. Several of his works were adapted to film.

Theater

Writer

• Queen High (1926), adapted from Edward Peple's 1914 farce
• Good News (1927)
• The New Moon (1927), co-wrote
• Follow Thru (1930), co-wrote
• Take a Chance (1932), co-wrote

Producer

• America's Sweetheart (1931)

Filmography

Writer

• Follow Thru (1930), adaptation of his play, he also produced
• Good News based on musical he co-wrote
• Queen High (1930), adaptatiom of his play
• I Won't Play (1944)
• Good News adapted from a play he co-wrote
• The Desert Song adapted from a play he co-wrote

Directing

• Take a Chance, co-directed

References

1. "Laurence Schwab". Oxford Reference.
2. "LAURENCE SCHWAB, AUTHOR, PRODUCER; His Hits Include 'Desert Song,' 'Good News,' 'Follow Thru,' 'New Moon'--Dies at 57". The New York Times. May 30, 1951.
3. "Laurence Schwab". Playbill.

• 1893 births
• 1951 deaths
• American dramatists and playwrights
• American film producers
• American theatre managers and producers
• Writers from Boston
• Harvard University alumni
• 20th-century American screenwriters