| Became a newspaper journalist in New York; wrote for the New York World |
| Wrote librettos for Kurt Weill musicals: "Knickerbocker Holiday" (1938) and "Lost in the Stars" (1949) |
1911 | Worked as a high school English teacher and did editorial work for San Francisco newspapers |
1923 | Wrote first play, "The White Desert" |
1926 | His play "What Price Glory?" (written with Laurence Stallings) was filmed |
1930 | Contributed dialogue to the award-winning anti-war film "All Quiet on the Western Front" |
1932 | Adapted "Rain" for the movies |
1933 | Received Pulitzer Prize for his verse drama "Both Your Houses" |
1934 | Co-wrote the film adaptation of "Death Takes a Holiday" |
1935 | Penned the award-winning "Winterset" |
1936 | Enjoyed stage success with "High Tor" |
1938 | Co-founded The Playwright's Company which produced many of his subsequent plays |
1939 | Wrote the stage play "Key Largo" |
1946 | Penned "Joan of Lorraine" |
1954 | Enjoyed stage success with "The Bad Seed"; play filmed in 1956 |
1959 | Reportedly did uncredited work on the screenplay for the Oscar-winning "Ben-Hur" |
