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1119: 298: 532: 31: 921: 250:. He later damaged it with a fall on the ice, and it was amputated in 1922. Many years later, he had to have his remaining leg amputated, as well. After finishing his convalescence, Stallings and Poteat married on March 8, 1919; they had two daughters, Sylvia (born 1926) and Diana (born 1931), before divorcing in 1936. In 1928–1929, they restored 215:, to Larkin Tucker Stallings, a bank clerk, and Aurora Brooks Stallings, a homemaker and avid reader who inspired her son's love of literature. He entered Wake Forest University in North Carolina in 1912 and became the editor of the campus literary magazine, the 221:
He met Helen Poteat while at Wake Forest. She was the daughter of Dr. William Louis Poteat, the university president, and the sister of Stallings's classics professor. They were sweethearts throughout their school years. He graduated from
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in 1916, and got a job writing advertising copy for a local recruiting office. He was so convinced by his own prose, he joined the United States Marine Reserve in 1917. He left Philadelphia for overseas duty in France aboard the
413:, was published in 1924 and was a success, with nine printings by 1925. It depicts Richard Plume, a veteran with a missing leg, attempting to adapt to society after the war. It was adapted into 177:(November 25, 1894 – February 28, 1968) was an American playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, literary critic, journalist, novelist, and photographer. Best known for his collaboration with 1213: 1258: 1238: 749: 265:
The year following his divorce, Stallings married Louise St. Leger Vance, his secretary at Fox Studios. They had two children, Laurence, Jr. (born 1939, died 2023 in
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after charging an enemy machine-gun nest on 25 June. After begging the doctors not to amputate, he went home to spend two painful years recuperating at the
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Stallings was recalled up to service with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II as a lieutenant colonel, but did not serve overseas.
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in New York City in 1924. The critically acclaimed play ran for 435 performances and spawned two film adaptations.
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Stallings, Laurence (1953). "The real Ingrid Bergman story". In Birmingham, Frederic A. (ed.).
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Blankenship, Janie. "Vets of WWI Through Vietnam Became Famous in the Literary World",
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account of World War I partly explores the racism and discrimination faced by the
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Garrett, George (2006). "His One and Only Novel: Laurence Stallings's "Plumes"".
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by Stallings and Maxwell Anderson, New York, Plymouth Theatre, 5 September 1924
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by Stallings and Anderson, New York, Plymouth Theatre, 17 September 1925
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by Stallings and Owen Davis, New York, Center Theatre, 2 September 1937
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by Stallings and Anderson, New York, Plymouth Theatre, 2 October 1925
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on 24 April 1918. In France, he served as a platoon commander with
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in 1939. He was regarded as a key influence on three of director
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the following year, which was extremely successful and remained
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National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory
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by Stallings and George S. Kaufman, New Haven, 19 October 1931
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for the stage in 1930, co-wrote the book for the musicals
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United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
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Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
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United States Marine Corps personnel of World War I
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Parham and Joe Mobley (June 1979). 775:New York, Miller's Theatre, 20 November 1944 577:by Stallings and Maxwell Anderson (includes 1194:Burials at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery 201:The First World War: A Photographic History 187:, Stallings also produced a groundbreaking 1117: 737:New York, Imperial Theatre, 4 October 1926 686:. London: Arthur Barker. pp. 170–175. 650:, 201 (13 October 1928): 16–17, 96, 99–100 593:The First World War—A Photographic History 1179:American male dramatists and playwrights 964: 296: 1229:Screenwriters from Georgia (U.S. state) 1044: 605: 1136: 987: 351:The two went on to co-write the plays 1244:United States Marine Corps reservists 1022: 796:(Paramount Famous Lasky, 1926), story 1099:Members of the Algonquin Round Table 526: 1234:United States Marine Corps officers 1209:Novelists from Georgia (U.S. state) 1169:20th-century American screenwriters 301:Stallings and American film artist 242:. 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Index

Stallings c. 1918. Photo by Arnold Genthe. Note the Croix de Guerre.
Arnold Genthe
Croix de Guerre
Macon, Georgia
Pacific Palisades, California
Playwright
novelist
screenwriter
What Price Glory
Croix de Guerre
Silver Star
The Big Parade
Maxwell Anderson
What Price Glory
autobiographical novel
World War I
Macon, Georgia
Wake Forest College
USS Henderson
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
Château-Thierry
Battle of Belleau Wood
Brooklyn Naval Hospital
Poteat House
Yanceyville, North Carolina
Ida Isabella Poteat
Tübingen
Germany
Pacific Palisades, California
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

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